As eerily beautiful as a black swan

Rating: 9/10 (18 November 2012)

Aronofsky has not lost his touch, since the days of 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'The Wrestler'. BLACK SWAN is, like Wrestler, one hell of a movie featuring the ups and downs of a person in an arts career.
I like the fact that this was different to the natural approach of The Wrestler in that it incorporated fictional inner demons into Portman's character to represent the low parts of her ballet life. Cinematography and editing were excellent. But the awesome part of this movie would not have existed without Portman's breathtaking performance as a fragile, controlled girl who was slowly but intensely getting caught up by the stress and the 'black swan' within herself, all in the name of 'letting go'.
I have not seen all the nominees yet, but would be damn surprised if Natalie did not win the Oscar for her phenomenal role. Interesting to note that the Black Swan's first physical appearance was when she stole the lipstick And her mother is probably as crazy as her too