Having read some of the negative reviews here I was driven to add my own. This is one of those movies that is easy to misread in it's intent. It's not meant to scare you, nor is it meant to horrify you. It's an exploration of the alternative mindset that many people out there have... the "wierd" people, people who enjoy hallucinogens, the people who can't exist in the day to day 9 to 5 routines, the people of the night. I'm one of them, and far from being a fantasy, this brought back memories of screwed up, trippy, extreme and highly entertaining long nights from a distant past. A decade or two ago, this would have been an average night out for me and the other "wierdos" I mingled with and sought to meet. I suspect that with time, this will become a bit of a cult movie and the current rating will climb as it reaches a more suitable audience. I thoroughly enjoyed it and my only complaint is that it ended far too soon.
Just to be clear on this: She certainly would not have killed him (she spent far too much effort on making her apartment look good to throw it all away on murder when guys actually pay her to cause them pain...), she would have just enjoyed teaching him a good lesson, perhaps skewering him in non-threatening but frightening places a few times and then she'd have sent him home. Who knows? He may even book her again....
Review of Piercing
