I don't think I went to the movies the weekend of the 3rd, so let's skip ahead...
Black Swan opened in town. Of course, seeing it was the first thing I did Saturday morning. I've been obsessed with the trailer for months. You never know what you're going to get with director Darren Aronofsky, but it's always interesting. Natalie Portman plays Nina Sayers, a New York City dancer who is cast as the lead in the company's new production of
Swan Lake. What follows is a nice little mind game of is Nina having a psychotic breakdown or is the new dancer in town - Mila Kunis - really after her? This movie is stunning to look at. The cinematography and the direction are just exceptional. Equally amazing are the actors. Portman and Kunis are great, as are Vincent Cassel and a very creepy Barbara Hershey.
Two big name movie stars sharing the screen doesn't always equal success. Does anyone remember the garbage that was
The Mexican with Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt? While
The Tourist, starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, wasn't as bad as
The Mexican, it definitely was worse than a movie starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie should be. First of all, both of them were unbearably dull! How can you have a movie where both leads are completely void of emotion and facial expressions? I just wanted at least one of them to move their face! The direction bothered me too. It seemed like the director was too focused on showing the audience, "ooh, look at all the pretty places we filmed."
Black Swan opened in town. Of course, seeing it was the first thing I did Saturday morning. I've been obsessed with the trailer for months. You never know what you're going to get with director Darren Aronofsky, but it's always interesting. Natalie Portman plays Nina Sayers, a New York City dancer who is cast as the lead in the company's new production of Swan Lake. What follows is a nice little mind game of is Nina having a psychotic breakdown or is the new dancer in town - Mila Kunis - really after her? This movie is stunning to look at. The cinematography and the direction are just exceptional. Equally amazing are the actors. Portman and Kunis are great, as are Vincent Cassel and a very creepy Barbara Hershey.
Two big name movie stars sharing the screen doesn't always equal success. Does anyone remember the garbage that was The Mexican with Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt? While The Tourist, starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, wasn't as bad as The Mexican, it definitely was worse than a movie starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie should be. First of all, both of them were unbearably dull! How can you have a movie where both leads are completely void of emotion and facial expressions? I just wanted at least one of them to move their face! The direction bothered me too. It seemed like the director was too focused on showing the audience, "ooh, look at all the pretty places we filmed."
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