Dark, Sexy, Disturbing, Beautiful

Rating: 7/10 (21 January 2011)

This movie offers a spectrum of different emotions: on the one hand there's a really creepy nightmareish tension building up and on the other hand there's the beautiful fairytale like world of ballet and of course the oppressed sexuality unraveling from Nina. Whilst it does include a lot of horror movie clichés, such as the doppelganger, the mutation, and the changing reflection in the mirror it does feature a lot of very original stuff. The movie is captivating and keeps you trapped in a slightly surreal undertow. Natalie Portmans performance is simply amazing. All in all maybe not revolutionary, but definitely entertaining and touching.