It’s definitely a dark movie and make no mistake about it, quite disturbing for the most part. But all the things we had already heard about the movie (because of its late release in India) for being thriller/horror movie is something I absolutely disagree with. At the end of the day it was melodrama, although a bit disturbing and uneasy.
The storyline is twisted and quite psycho (for the lack of better word), yet so stunningly shot and fascinating. The audience (who I love to glance at, in movie halls after a scene), was feeling uneasy in most scenes coz the movie makes you feel that ways, with its out and out intense and violent scenes. The best thing about the movie was the performance of Natalie Portman, who plays Nina – the aspiring lead who gets the role of Swan queen in the upcoming dance production. Her portrayal of a silently devious character, who starts to live in figments of her imagination and dark ones at that, is fantastic. Even her eye movements are so convincing that you start feeling sympathy for a character although we can see the dark shades of her.
The last 10 mins of the movie are a slight contrast to the uneasy scenes previously. In these minutes, beautiful photography is combined with superb dance sequences, especially the one where her transformation into black swan is shown by growing wings on her, is simply stunning.
Watch this movie for its 2 best things - Natalie Portman’s acting & original and unpredictable storytelling.
8.5/10
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