It's been a while since I've gone to a movie and left completely and utterly dumbfounded, and that's exactly how Darren Aronofsky's new film left me. Black Swan is a psychological thriller (emphasis on the 'psycho') starring Natalie Portman as Nina, a talented and driven ballerina whose sole dream is to be The Swan Queen in her company's ballet. The only problem is, while she's perfect for the White Swan half of the role, she's too much of a precious goody-two-shoes to really capture the dark passion necessary for the Black Swan half of the role. Her company's director, played by the sexy Vincent Cassel (this scene from Ocean's Twelve always gets me!), pits her against Lily, played by Mila Kunis, who is essentially everything that Nina is not: sexy, passionate, mysterious..
Then, just when you suspect that this is going to be a sophisticated version of Bring It On, with Lily telling Nina it's already been broughten, shit starts to get really really weird. Namely because, well, Nina is ker-ay-zy! They never really come right out and say it, but yeah, bitch be crazy. I'll stop there because I don't want to give too much away, but seriously if you have a chance to (unfortunately it's on limited release, though with all the great reviews it's getting I'm sure they have plans to send it to more theaters), and you're old enough of course, you MUST see this movie! Just prepare to leave emotionally exhausted. This film is mind-f*ckery at its best.
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