For some reason, I keep waking up around 2:30 a.m. -- I've done so the past few days. No idea why, but it's irksome, as it futzes with my sleep cycle a bit.
I'm thinking I might catch "Black Swan" tomorrow. The notion of a "ballet thriller" seems kind of amusing to me, and while Natalie Portman has never impressed me as an actress, the concept of the movie seems intriguing enough to give it a go. I just might catch it.
Black Swan
But I might also resist that temptation and NOT catch it, too. I mean, Portman, Winona Ryder AND Mila Kunis in one movie? Acting powerhouses like that? *SCOFF*
NYT seemed to like it well enough, a kind of guarded praise. SLATE's Dana Stevens didn't like it, and SALON's Andrew O'Hehir gushed about it. SALON's film reviewers are usually full of shit; they have a film aesthetic that is far from mine. I'll see what Ebert thought of it, and maybe check the READER, too. I may simply hold out for TRON. ; )
(looking up the other reviews)
Here's a fairly useful review...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/03/MVPA1GJG6L.DTL
Ebert gave it 3.5 stars, while viewers gave it 3 stars. Hmm. Maybe I'll wait another week and decide. Or not.
