Before you start this film:
TURN OFF THE DUBBED ENGLISH! The voice acting is awful. Watch the original Spanish film with English subtitles. Seriously.
I really enjoyed the entire atmosphere of this film. We have all seen movies where the protagonist is bullied by terrible people. The setting for "Piggy" is in a quiet little town where everyone knows each other. Which means everyone knows everything about you. Our lead is bullied by some pretty girls. It seems that Claudia used to be Sara's friend. It was not totally elaborated verbally but they did a nice job with the two girls (Sara and Claudia) having matching bracelets. So it seems they were friends before Claudia befriended the "mean girls".
I REALLY wanted this movie to be a revenge film. Unfortunately, we did not get that. I understand that Sara was not that type of girl to just end up murdering people, but the entire film built that suspense for us. It was clear that the killer wanted to keep the girls alive so Sara, at the end, would end their lives because of how they treated her. I loved how the girls were hanging, suspended in the air by rope. I just wish Sara took this opportunity to kill them. The weird love story between her and the killer was actually pretty intriguing but it didn't go anywhere. Why was he interested in her? Why did she kill him at the end? Why did she let these brats go free? For god sakes, the one bully called her piggy as she was saving her! That's the opportunity for the writing to really just take this story to where we wanted it to go. But instead she rescues them and leaves the scene.
What happened to her parents when she got home? Did the dad die? I understand we don't need EVERYTHING handed to us in movies to help us understand. But loose endings really frustrate me.
Anyway. It's a fun movie. Super suspenseful. Give it a go but do not expect a revenge movie like "Last Door On The Left" or "I Spit On Your Grave".
Story: 7/10 Scary: 3/10 Gore: 7/10 Acting: 10/10.
I really enjoyed the entire atmosphere of this film. We have all seen movies where the protagonist is bullied by terrible people. The setting for "Piggy" is in a quiet little town where everyone knows each other. Which means everyone knows everything about you. Our lead is bullied by some pretty girls. It seems that Claudia used to be Sara's friend. It was not totally elaborated verbally but they did a nice job with the two girls (Sara and Claudia) having matching bracelets. So it seems they were friends before Claudia befriended the "mean girls".
I REALLY wanted this movie to be a revenge film. Unfortunately, we did not get that. I understand that Sara was not that type of girl to just end up murdering people, but the entire film built that suspense for us. It was clear that the killer wanted to keep the girls alive so Sara, at the end, would end their lives because of how they treated her. I loved how the girls were hanging, suspended in the air by rope. I just wish Sara took this opportunity to kill them. The weird love story between her and the killer was actually pretty intriguing but it didn't go anywhere. Why was he interested in her? Why did she kill him at the end? Why did she let these brats go free? For god sakes, the one bully called her piggy as she was saving her! That's the opportunity for the writing to really just take this story to where we wanted it to go. But instead she rescues them and leaves the scene.
What happened to her parents when she got home? Did the dad die? I understand we don't need EVERYTHING handed to us in movies to help us understand. But loose endings really frustrate me.
Anyway. It's a fun movie. Super suspenseful. Give it a go but do not expect a revenge movie like "Last Door On The Left" or "I Spit On Your Grave".
Story: 7/10 Scary: 3/10 Gore: 7/10 Acting: 10/10.