Black Swan was fucking perfect. Oh my god. That was so intense, so incredible, so flawlessly executed. My heart, man. So many chills. Ahhhhhhhhh. This had me squirming more than any other movie ever has. Absolutely incredible directing, cinematography and acting. Natalie Portman. I don't really have much more to say other than I love it to bits and if you haven't seen it already, you really really should because goddamn that was unbelievable. This is definitely now one of my top five favourite movies of all time.

Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan is a complex slow burn I found to be utterly engaging. Natalie Portman gives her most commited and powerful performance as Nina, the Swan Queen. Matthew Libatique's cinematography draws you to Nina with his hand held and tight close ups and shows both the majesty of the stage and the loneliness in the quest for perfection with his wide masters. Nina's erratic descent and final recognition reminded me of something I was once told; once you know you are mad, it's really quite liberating. Totally ballerina!

Overrated. Not a bad movie but doesn't deserve such a high praise. Amazing acting by Natalie Portman.

Didn't get drawn into the main character's turmoil. The atmosphere didn't feel intense. The sexual innocence and repressed stuff was cheesy teen stuff and just silly, including the jump scares and flashbacks. The whole story just bored me. The characters seemed to serve one dimensional purposes (controlling mom, old dancer, party dancer, stony-faced teacher) which can be fine and they do serve a purpose, but this is supposed to be a deep drama and with the rating I expect the storytelling to rely more on cliches?