A disturbing masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2012)

It is quite difficult to write a review for this type of film. If I say anything about the story, one will not enjoy it as much as one actually should. Nevertheless, I will give it a try. First of all, the casting. A brilliant job with no flaws. At the beginning I was wondering if Portman was right for the role, but as the movie progressed the wondering vanished. Her role was difficult and complex both physically and especially mentally; only a master-actress could have done such a marvelous job (an Oscar well deserved). Vincent Cassel was also brilliant. His role was at times so realistic that I kept wondering if he was acting. This man is clearly a perfectionist in real life as is on the screen. Mila Kunis was that one character that gave this movie its final layer of life. Mysterious and dark but also intriguing to say the least. The story is something that develops quite slowly. Slow paced at the beginning but nerve breaking at the end. Only at the ending had I realized that the movie's ending intensity was as intense as it was, exactly because of the slow paced beginning. Some scenes were extremely disturbing but crucial to the development of the story. The ending revelation leaves one sitting and wondering what one had just seen. Shock, sorrow, pain... is something a person feels at the beginning of the end credits. The music was decent. Nothing too specific or "to-die-for." This movie was so powerful that I simply cannot find anything negative to say about it. Trying to find the bad elements in such a masterpiece means one just cannot enjoy a work of art when he sees one. Darren Aronofsky has done it again: 10/10