Compellingly told with a confident cinematic verve.

Rating: 8/10 (11 May 2018)

The most compelling moments in 'Black Swan (2010)' come when the sanity of the central character is called into question, with several sequences featuring stunningly surreal imagery and bizarre body horror that means that the validity of almost anything onscreen can be questioned. Rather than becoming frustrating, this instead becomes a gripping look into the damaged psyche of the perfectionist protagonist. The story is compellingly told with a confident cinematic verve. 8/10