Reviews

Black swan features the story of a ballerina that gets slowly engulfed in her profession and falls into insanity while trying to reach an unreachable state of perfection.

This movie encapsulates every single stressful moment with outstanding camera work and amazing acting, and Aronofsky's surreal take to his work is very well demonstrated.

There is a feeling that every single detail in this film matters, and that is why (if you have the guts for it) it certainly requires a second watch to unveil the secrets it entails. For example, the ending scene wouldn't have been as touching as it was if you were not paying attention to a very specific moment in the film... but because this is a spoiler-free review, I won't go any further.

In conclusion, as hard as it is to watch, this is a must-see and I highly recommend it to everyone who enjoys complex movies with deep concepts that stay with you forever.

With all due respect. I often reference this as one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It is so far the only movie I have rated less than a 3 on IMDb ever, and I'm not giving it a one because I thought it still had one or two good aspects.

I thought the portraying of mysophonia was interesting, as I had never seen it on the big screen before. I also thought that some scenes were entertaining to watch for their scary potential

Overall? A big mess. The acting was cheesy. The characters flat. The story confusing. The camera work down bad. The dialogues ridiculous. The script felt like it was written in five minutes. The horror element was generally absent. Very disappointing.

Not really a fan of criticizing a movie this: I'd rather focus on the good parts rather than what the movie did wrong, but it is really making it extremely hard to find any good aspects in it.

I will have to say: other than time, you don't lose anything watching this. If you really have nothing else to do, you might as well give it a shot. I have seen that many other reviewers give it a 6 or a 7, so just because I don't like it, doesn't mean you won't.

Everything down to tiny details was immaculate. This film is soon going to be 70 years old (wow) yet feels extremely refreshing.

The plot could not be simpler to follow, yet, they managed, through pristine acting, to make it so complex and rich. The shots taken are (for us watching now) like a time machine that's taking us back in time. It is so beautiful to see a 15 (or so) minute sequence being filmed in only one shot and with NOT. A. SINGLE. FLAW.

When I say the acting was good I don't mean the acting was good, I mean it was spectacular. I have rarely ever seen such a good acting in any movie from every single actor involved.

Will definitely come back for more; it leaves you very, very satisfied!

This is hands down the most disturbing film I have ever seen. I absolutely hate violent movies that are gory just for the sake of being gory, however this film goes well beyond that.

It is a tale about grief, that manages not only to revolve your guts but also to keep you thinking about it for a very long time. It has certainly made a mark on me, not only because of the violent elements, but because of the story too.

Something about the fragility of a pregnant woman makes it so much more intense and depressing, and the series of unfortunate events happening to her are soul crushing.

This is not only a violent film, it's also a very, very sad film. Extremely graphically disturbing though.

This is a very beautiful film that will move even the most stone-hearted. The tale of a mother's unconditional love to his son.

Though I wouldn't necessarily class this as a horror film, but rather a drama/thriller kinda thing, it still has scary elements to it, and knows where to put them. It is a very well crafted film and both the acting and the camera work were excellent.

I've got to highlight the amazing work coming from Belén Rueda (Laura). She really makes you feel every aspect of the film and shares raw emotion with her acting, without making it feel unnatural.

The story is very easy to follow, but very effective. I wouldn't say it kept you at the edge of your seat at all times, but it definitely knew how to keep your mind working. Of course it isn't a perfect film: it's still got its little quirks here and there, but those are easily ignorable when you focus on the good aspects of this movie, which there certainly are.

For me this will come down as one of the best "horror" movies I have seen, and certainly few will make me feel this emotional again.

This is one of those films you just never forget. I remember exactly the day I watched it: Friday night with my family, I looked up "best rated movie on IMDb" and watched it, actually not expecting much, don't know why.

I kid you not, when I finished it I just had to take a moment. I went to the bathroom, washed my face, and took at least 5 minutes to process what I had just watched.

This movie is so beautiful in every single aspect. It is breathtaking. It knows when to be emotional, when to be cheerful and when to be funny. And it certainly does know how to do an ending. To this day, for me, there is no ending in the history of cinema that amounts to the quality of the last 30 minutes of this movie.

It is an interesting concept, but I feel like it could've been more... groundbreaking. The 7+ IMDb rating made me think it was better than it actually is, because I normally put a higher rating myself than the IMBd average, and because for some reason horror films always tend to have the lowest reviews.

This was pretty underwhelming for sure, not to say it's bad, but I feel like there was some wasted potential. The final plot twist wasn't as shocking to me as people are making it out to be, because you can sorta imagine where the film is going.

It was still an enjoyable watch, but I didn't think it lived up to the hype.

The title quite literally shows how I feel about this movie. It is my favorite film of all time, with no doubt, and no movie has EVER come close to it ever since I watched it.

This was my first experience with African cinema, and it caused me to instantly fall in love with the genre. Everything, from the moving storyline, to the authenticity of an African village, to the colors... Everything was impecable. But most importantly: the message. A battle that is still being fought over in 2024, depicted so well in a film that is over 20 years old, when, especially in Africa, this horrible, horrible practice which is genital mutilation was even more common than it is nowadays.

This movie has made a lasting impact in me, and I believe it has for thousands of other people. For the message, for the freedom, for the feminism, for the empowerment. For all of this: thank you, Ousmane Sembene. And most importantly, thank you, Moolaadé.