This movie is exactly why artsy movies should not star huge actors and be advertised as a mainstream movie. I knew going in that this would be one of those massively mismarketed movies and my expectations were spot on. This is an artsy movie filmed in a visionary style that film studies people could easily examine and rave about. It is NOT a mainstream movie in any way. I honestly said "what the f am I watching" out loud about 70 times. This movie was off the charts strange and all about being open for interpretation.
I would only make the suggestion that filmmaking buffs see this due to the visionary style of Aronofsky. Outside of that - this will pretty much be seen as a massive turd by all.