Black Swan

BLACK SWAN (2010) - Sept. 14, 2010
Another big winner from Darren Aronofsky, and final confirmation that the man has serious talent, and that I need to revist Requiem for a Dream (and even if that movie is as bad as I remember, it's just a blip in an otherwise primo filmography).  About a ballerina who gets the lead role in a production of Swan Lake, and who then starts to unravel, this was a really well made, seriously compelling film.  Though it starts off seeming stylistically similar to the Wrestler, the film also has some very overt thriller elements, and even some horror thrown in.  It's really well made, well acted, and flat-out entertaining all the way through.  ****