Black Swan

It's been called riveting, brazen, ridiculous, magnificent, spellbinding, and unsettling. Critics have stated it's unique, it's human, that it's the world at its worst, and the world at its best. With 2010 being the year of remakes, sequels, and threequels, Black Swan was a seductive breath of fresh air and has brought on new excitement for what 2011 has in store for the entertainment industry. Natalie Portman most definitely deserves all the acclaim that her performance has been receiving! Her transitions between the fragile Swan Princess to the seductively dangerous Black Swan were so flawless that if you were not paying close attention then you were sure to miss it. A performance that is truly Academy-Award worthy, Portman transforms from a shy, inhibited, uncertain performer striving for perfection, into someone so passionately compelled to dance it drives her mad. And she does so with hardly a raise to her voice. Black Swan is a compelling piece of pure cinema and Portman delivers more than anyone could've asked with a near impossible role. She paints a wonderfully tragic picture of the hero and villain that live inside all of us. We come to care for an impenetrable heroine without ever coming close to understanding her, or why. It gets under your skin and inside your mind. Black Swan is a must see for 2010!