8/10. Wow. This ballet is definitely not boring. Natalie Portman plays the leading ballerina in the NYC Ballet's production of Swan Lake. Only, as she strives for perfection in her performance, things begin to become unraveled, leading to a horrifying conclusion.
In my humble opinion, this movie can be most likened to Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976). An innocente awakens into womanhood under tremendous social pressure, and an overbearing controlling mother to stifle her at every turn. The only result can be psychosis. Not necessarily the overt parapsychological climax of Carrie, but one nearly as dramatic.
Aranofsky's camera work following Portman at every turn, and featuring more close-up shots on it's protagonist than any movie in recent memory, only heightens the tension as we follow her down her spiral into madness. Araonofsky said this film was his companion piece to The Wrestler (2008), and while it may not be as manly, it's just as hard not to look away.
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