Black Swan (2010)

Black Swan (2010)

Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Screenplay by: Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, and John J. McLaughlin

Genre: Drama | Thriller
Running Time: 108 Minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Viewed: Theater

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Comments: As a film fan, especially one that hasn't been able to watch many since moving/starting a new job, there's not much more of a Christmas present that one could ask for than a new Darren Aronofsky film. I've been a big fan of the man, giving five star reviews to his last three films (one of my all-time favorites, Requiem for a Dream, the criminally underrated The Fountain, and my favorite film of 2008, The Wrestler). I didn't find Black Swan to be as quite as good as those three, but goddamn this was a great film. Natalie Portman has to be the leading candidate for Best Actress at the Oscar's; simply put, she was phenomenal. Aronofsky's direction was stellar, and the story was one great mind fuck. So yeah, Black Swan was a great Christmas present. And it's about to get better, because True Grit will be mine Christmas night.