A firecracker performance from Portman, fully deserving of the Best Actress Oscar it snagged her. The film becomes more and more claustrophobic as it moves on, ratcheting up the tension and paranoia. Aronofsky is using the stripped-down docu-drama approach that made The Wrestler work so well, but has injected hints of fantastical body horror into it. The ending comes a bit abrupt, and the story plays tricks with the mind, but it's a fully engrossing and ultimately satisfying film. A great movie.

Intense plot and psychological twist. It made me keep questioning what is going to happen next?!

Haven't we had enough of Natalie Portman?

Natalie Portman gives a very good performance as a young woman who is becoming mentally unhinged because of the stress in her life.While I felt this was a good film ultimately I felt that the film was a little shallow because aspects of her situation, apart from the professional strain, are poorly realized.It was obvious to me that the relationship with the mother was unhealthy and I would have liked to see that explored a little more.

Seriously, am I the only one who thought this film was completely ridiculous? It doesn't work as a thriller as it's nowhere near as tense or suspenseful as it needs to be. The whole "sacrificing oneself for the sake of art" angle would be more interesting if they hadn't gone out of their way to make Nina an already unstable, sexually repressed good girl with severe mommy issues. The ham fisted symbolism, Portman's constant 'sad face' and horrible score push it dangerously close to camp.

Takes familiar tropes and executes them well, but is just a bit too predictable to reach the lofty heights it strives for.

A good film but did not really pulled me in. Acting, directing all good, but somehow it did not do it for me. Don't ask me why.

I like movies, and I like ballet, but I did not like this movie.

Compelling set-up followed by an absolute dogshit second half. Portman is great and Aronofsky had some cool tricks, but it turns into a shitty Hollywood jump-scare filled CG-fest halfway through, and therefore sucks.

The main problem with a film like Black swan is that we KNOW what is going to happen, so for it to be a really successful "horror/thriller/drama" we really have to care for, and about the protagonists. The fact that Nina is a 28yr old prude working in a ballet company, whose mother treats her like a child is so unbelieveable ( and we are certainly not given any back story as to WHY she might be this way ) that we lose any sense of empathy with the character, and the film suffers as a result

Camera movements gave me a headache, the plot might as well been Muholland Dr. and the only thing that redeemed it from getting an 11 was Natalie Portman's performance.

Surprisingly good, back to a conventional storytelling, reminiscent of the eighties.

black swan will probably confuse you but it will keep you guessing. some scenes will distract you from what the film is truly trying to portray, but don't let it. observe the sweet soft spoken soul that rots from the inside out into a haze of what she used to be. this film can be as intense as you want it to be, it's all in how you perceive it.

Somewhat hamfisted and not always in the best of taste like much of Aronofsky's work. Some great moments and a performance of extraordinary conviction from Natalie Portman keep it from being a total disaster.

Unrelentingly boring.

The dreaminess of it ultimately leads to less impact than The Wrestler had, but otherwise this is a great psychological drama mixed with a tinge of body horror. Aronofsky's old favorite theme pops up again, and yet again he still has plenty to explore. He sure knows how to end films, too.