Black Swan: Not Just For Girls!
Ooh Natalie Portman. If you ask me, whenever Natalie Portman’s name is mentioned there should be an Ooh either before it or after it, or even both, depending on the context and the situation.
And if you were also a fan of swan’s as a child, especially black dangerous looking swan’s that look like they can rip your head-off, let alone break your arm, then Black Swan should be right up your street. Or river. Both, really. It’s just a plain good film.
For some reason there have been a lot of reviews kicking about saying that it was too theatrical and over-the-top. This review is not one of them, mainly because I am massively biased towards saying any Ooh Natalie Portman Ooh film is amazing, and also because I genuinely don’t think it is over-the-top. It might be a bit strange, and more than a bit freaky, but that’s the heart of the film right there. And did I mention it has Winona Ryder in as a frumpy annoyed ballerina who you’d never, ever want to be stuck in a small lift with? Well, it does, and thinking about it, being stuck in any lift, however spacious, would really get on my nerves.
Fortunately for you that’s all I’m going to say on the matter, so think yourself lucky.
Now then, if you don’t know the story of Swan Lake, which is what the film is largely about, here is a summary: a ballerina really likes ballet. A lot. And she badly wants to be the most perfect ballet dancer ever. But the thing is, it’s not her lucky day or month or life, really, because for some reasons there’s a spell on her which says she’ll turn into a swan if she doesn’t get the lover of her perfect prince. But as I said it really isn’t going very well for her, and you can imagine that this doesn’t happen, and she really does turn into a swan. There are worse animals to turn into. To be honest, I thought she was taking it a bit too much to heart.
So there it is, a not very comprehensive but hopefully semi-enlightening review of Darren Aro-what’s-his-face’s Black Swan. Go and see it or buy it on DVD when it comes out, even if your name’s Vita Coco and you’re the best ballerina in the world then I reckon you’ll be impressed with Ooh Natalie Portman’s Ooh dance moves.
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