A Mindtrip of a movie

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2010)

I had seen the commercial a few times on television and figured I would go ahead and watch it with the girlfriend as it was a nice and quiet Christmas evening at home. I thought this was going to be a chick flick more than anything and I was completely blown away. Natalie Portman's character was played tremendously and Mila Kunis has always been good at playing dark characters. The mother's part was a little on the obsessive compulsive side and the story could have been told without her but it didn't change the impact that the acting had on the movie as well as the storyline itself. The trailer does not justify the movie at all but at the same time if they showed any good scenes from the movie it would spoil the experience itself. Great directing as well as a good cast to support. Great job all around. I am sure that we will watch this one again. P.S. Feels kind of weird saying that about a ballet movie, lol.