A MASTERPIECE! A monumental cinematic achievement. To use Nina's phrase "PERFECT". There have been rare occasions that at the end of watching a movie I practically gasped & quietly said "wow" to myself! This is one. Absolutely awe inspiring film making! Simply put, this is a work of genius. The film is suspense, it is horror, it is dripping with a psychosexual delirium & may be the most uncomfortable film I have ever seen and I loved every frame of it! Black Swan is truly a piece of art & it is what great cinema aspires to be & very rarely actually achieves. Black Swan is truly a masterpiece in every way. Natalie Portman's performance is completely deserving of her Academy Award for Best Actress with every gesture, body movement she delivers perfection. This is a near impossible role from some perspectives but with absolute precision Portman delivers on every note. She is supported by an extremely strong film team and a talented group of actors. The cinematography in this film is brilliant! Absolutely brilliant with it's constant tight positioning of shots in relation to the actors always creating and unbridled tension & an uncomfortable intimacy that drives the thrilling pace & the gloriously uncomfortable feel this film evokes with each successive scene driving a delirious pace towards it's climax like no other film I have ever seen. Darren Aronofsky should have won for best director by a long ways with his absolutely masterful work of genius. This is directing at such a high level he has created a new stratosphere for directors to aspire too. The directing is that good. An absolutely awe inspiring film. It doesn't get any better than this.... Black Swan LOVED IT!.

Tied for the best film of 2010 with THE SOCIAL NETWORK. The most interestingly dark concept ever -- a dance film that's not really about dancing at all.