Dancing actually being done by the actors, a rarity now days. Black Swan you say??? Did you actually SEEE Portman doing a single dance step, the answer is no. Every 'dance' scene with her shows her upper body, or someones legs, but NEVER a full on complex ballet manoeuvre.
This movie has good acting, it has a variety of 'sets', the actors are actually dancing (more than once) in various settings. The manner and reason in which they hook up is realistic. When she 'auditions' it is a no pressure situating in which she believes she is just enjoying dancing, which is what the 'scout' is on the look out for.
I would have liked more actual dance training scenes with less drama in them. At the end of the day there was too much drama
The ending dance was nice
My favorite dance movie is the original 'shall we dance' (1996) with subtitles.
That being said, this is worth a watch.
This movie has good acting, it has a variety of 'sets', the actors are actually dancing (more than once) in various settings. The manner and reason in which they hook up is realistic. When she 'auditions' it is a no pressure situating in which she believes she is just enjoying dancing, which is what the 'scout' is on the look out for.
I would have liked more actual dance training scenes with less drama in them. At the end of the day there was too much drama
The ending dance was nice
My favorite dance movie is the original 'shall we dance' (1996) with subtitles.
That being said, this is worth a watch.