Piggy
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: October 14, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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91
IndieWireJude DryOct 14, 2022
Aided by a dynamite performance from newcomer Laura Galán, Piggy uses the tension of a slasher thriller to weave a painfully relatable tale of adolescent angst gone terribly awry. As body shame and self-loathing morph into a disturbing complicity with violence, Piggy pushes the torments of youth to their naturally wicked ends. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayOct 14, 2022
Piggy is a masterful mix of dark comedy, social commentary and raw suspense. Read full review
90
The New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliOct 6, 2022
Pereda, who also wrote the script, is not afraid of psychological and moral ambiguity: It’s obvious that she is on Sara’s side — the bullying scenes are much harder to watch than the bloody ones — but she also knows that shame, guilt and secrecy fester into messy situations and messy people. Read full review
89
Austin ChronicleJasmine LaneOct 6, 2022
What unfolds is a deeply honest and perturbing look at petty viciousness, teenage desire, and two very different causes of psychological scarring: receiving suffering, and inflicting it. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubLuke Y. ThompsonOct 11, 2022
As much as Piggy certainly has points to make about passive-aggressive status quo maintenance versus open violence, it unabashedly delivers enough terror, tension, and gore before it’s done. Read full review
80
The GuardianPhuong LeOct 21, 2022
In contrast to lesser horrors that attempt to be socially conscious, Piggy is much more specific and detailed in how it builds moods and atmosphere, especially the gossipy dynamics that run rampant in a tight-knit community. Read full review
75
The Film StageJared MobarakOct 4, 2022
Don’t expect to know how it’s all going to end; Pereda makes certain to save the blood for the finale. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 30, 2022
Every time we relax into our smug “I know where this is going,” Pereda finds a way to trip us up. Read full review
73
Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganOct 7, 2022
What’s present is so incredibly promising that it’s almost disappointing the film doesn’t wrestle with something bigger than bullying. Read full review
70
Little White LiesSilvia MariscalJan 6, 2023
Writer-director Carlota Pereda has embarked on a risky debut with this horror film that addresses bullying, fatphobia and the social stigma associated with obesity while delivering on gore and shocks. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneK. Austin CollinsOct 17, 2022
Carlota Pereda's debut feature, Piggy, takes horror’s revenge trope and twists it just so. It isn’t so simple as a much-abused underdog getting a freakish chance to get her payback and painting the landscape with her enemies’ dispatched blood and guts, though in this case, as in many cases, you might forgive her if she did. Read full review
70
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiOct 7, 2022
Piggy (Cerdita in Spanish) has a slow-burn intensity that culminates in a superb ending and, though the film could have had tighter writing and better pacing in places, it’s still a satisfying watch. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredAlejandra MartinezOct 5, 2022
Piggy surprises and shocks all the way up to its ending. It’s fueled by teenage angst and revenge, keeping you in suspense and invested in this story of sweet, potential revenge. Ultimately, it’s at its best when it takes the time to understand Sara and stick with her no matter what. Come for the story of Sara’s revenge, and stay for the twists and turns along the way. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeOct 12, 2022
Throughout, writer-director Carlota Pereda announces herself as a skilled manipulator of audience sympathies. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comNick AllenOct 7, 2022
When it should be jostling us in one way or another, "Piggy" feels like it's just killing time. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeJan 10, 2023
There’s an atmospheric, unsavoury oiliness to the cinematography and an uncomfortable tussle of sympathies – director Carlota Pereda shows real promise as a genre film-maker. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyJan 6, 2023
Piggy presumably aims to test our sympathies, but just forfeits them entirely, in the service of a facile plot and a heroine even the film itself can’t seem to stand. Read full review
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