Review of Black Swan (2010) by Harry P — 16 Dec 2012

This movie does for ballet what Psycho did for showers. I'd never imagined a ballet horror movie was even possible.

This review of Black Swan (2010) was written by Harry P on 16 Dec 2012.

Black Swan has generally received very positive reviews.

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