Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) has been a dedicated little ballerina all her life, but even though she belongs to a prestigious New York ballet company, she’s never really had her opportunity to shine in the limelight, center stage. That all changes when the director of the company, Thomas (Vincent Cassel), decides that his former star and “little princess,” Beth (Winona Ryder), no longer has the necessary magic to light up the stage. Thomas has a new and edgy interpretation of “Swan Lake” planned and he needs a Swan Queen who can embody both the light and dark aspects of the soul. He knows Nina has what it takes to embody the light side, but the quiet, timid, girl lacks that dark edge of a true Black Swan.

Black Swan is a technical and aesthetic masterpiece. The story grips you while the brilliant cinematography blows you away. The acting is superb, the characters so deep and realistic that it terrfies you. In short this movie is disturbing, terrifying and amazing.
Have no qualms about seeing another dance movie, Black Swan is a tense, intricate mental thriller. Have no fears about seeing a mindless blockbuster, Black Swan is an amazing balance of all film aspects.
Black Swan has an excellent blend of expectation and tension, ratchetet up in every scene, until it's superb climax, leaving you questioning what you've seen, and begging for more

However, you may not want to watch this with family or girl/boy-friends as the sex scenes are common and blatant

But most certainly a must see movie

Verdict: 10/10

I didn't think it was scary at all

I agree, outstanding movie, certainly deserving of the oscar. However it was a tad confusing because of all her weird dreaming :/

I do like the Social Network for the oscar for best picture, but Black Swan is a close 2nd

I Rate 8/10 For the movie its Great but there's better!

I agree, outstanding movie, certainly deserving of the oscar. However it was a tad confusing because of all her weird dreaming :/

I do like the Social Network for the oscar for best picture, but Black Swan is a close 2nd

i have not seen the social network yet but i want to

I don't like it

I loved it. I don't know what to write about it because it was just so amazingly exciting. Embodying the dark side as well as the light - is fantastic! I enjoyed it.

Natalie Portman was great ,but i really expected more of the movie...so i guess i was kinda disappointed

I liked it, wasn't a scary movie but was interesting to try and figure out what was going on. The movie made a lot more sense after I read this: http://faithallen.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/black-swan-movie-about-mother-daughter-sexual-abuse/

Natalie Portman was great ,but i really expected more of the movie...so i guess i was kinda disappointed

I was disappointed to was expecting much more since it was pretending to win oscar...

I should see it

Good work by Natalie Portman, nothing else.