Although most movies about ballets are not male friendly, this film uses sex, suspense and some violence to keep the men interested.
The sexual movie follows the life of a straight-edged ballerina, played by Natalie Portman, she is about to perform “Swan Lake” at a prominent New York ballet. It shows her struggle between good and bad through two roles, the white swan and the black swan. The colors white and black are prevalent throughout, which brings attention to the differences of the two swan parts in the ballet.
Portman is incredible as one of the most interesting characters in recent memory, she deserves the Oscar for best leading lady. The supporting cast only enhances her performance with Vincent Cassel from “Ocean’s 11,” Mila Kunis from “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and Winona Ryder from “Edward Scissorhands.”
Director Darren Aronofsky, who is the king of making messed-up, sad movies like “Requiem for a Dream” and “The Wrestler.” He did maybe his best work in this film using both depressing scenes like in “The Wrestler” and crazy, weird scenes like in “Requiem for a Dream.”
Slow at parts, but those parts are just building tension and anxiety. It can also be a bit confusing. Do not watch this with your parents.
Rating: A-
Really good movie, however people might be turned off by Aronofsky’s extreme direction.
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