Nicolas Pesce's Piercing offers a sadomasochistic two-hander and dares viewers to figure out who's on top at any given moment.. the film balances revulsion with allure and all its action against the question of who knows what, when
given that this is a film in which people endure some seriously intense, even shocking stuff, Pesce deserves plaudits for crafting scenes that leverage a balance between comedy and horror to keep audiences from turning away
"Piercing" too often gets lost in the fog of its deranged characters, but just as frequently transforms their lunacy into a heightened form of escapist entertainment. In a movie where everyone's crazy, Piercing makes their malady infectious