Black Swan (2003) User Reviews

Very Cool

[sumwhanino · 7/10 · 24 June 2004]

Saw this film a while ago at the WASA festival and it was very cool, it's a pretty complex story about dealing with fatherhood and loss of innocence but it's also got some kick ass effects and music in it. I mean for a first film you can really see what it's trying to achieve, going for that film noir meets SE7EN type of thing with a touch of David Lynch's dream logic intertwined. I really hope the guys that made this get to do another one some time soon, but it's probably too much to ask here in Perth where all films that try to challenge the basic idea of how films should be made never get funding, but if you do a stupid comedy or have Aussie characters in the outback then all the money will flow your way. I think filmmakers like these should be able to make more things, they have shown that they can use visual effects subtally and created a very complex story in just 15 minutes, imagine what they could have done with more cash and a bigger script. Anyway It was cool, and it did win some awards, hope to see more from them soon, and hopefully a feature. Short films are sooooooo under rated.

8/10

Fantastic

[Chirp_Perish · 14 October 2004]

I saw this short at a festival in Perth. It was obvious from the start that it was different from the other films. Taking a very serious story, McCann, who wrote and directed, does a great job of keeping us guessing and involved throughout. Performances by Kalinowski and Young are especially good. After getting the chance to talk with the writer/director, and hearing the 24-hour hell that was the shoot, I was amazed. How he managed to keep this project alive (and do such wonderful things with it) was beyond me. I'm sure he will follow this one with something equally impressive.

Very promising.