Movie Review - Black Swan

Black Swan is a beautifully made film, shot artfully and creatively, but in the end leaves the viewer feeling sort of empty and wishing for just a little more. It's big on looks and thrills, but in the end I wonder, where did we end up? Natalie Portman's character, Nina Sayers, wins the lead role in the ballet Swan Lake at a major stage company in Manhattan. The role is a dual role, one part the delicate, innocent White Swan, and the other the darker, more seductive and intense Black Swan. Nina's demanding director, played by Vincent Cassel, uses every manipulation mind game in his significant arsenal to coax the Black Swan out of her. As the pressure builds and opening day nears, Nina descends into delusion, paranoia, and madness, no longer sure what is real and what isn't, who is out to get her and who is on her side.

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