Here is My Movie Review of Piggy

 

Here is My Movie Review of Piggy

Now here is the interesting thing about this film. A lot of people say this is one of the best films of 2022. So I watched it and I really didn't like this movie because it was just kind of really weird. It was just about a girl being made fun of because she's fat and she goes crazy and tries to kill her family and people who have mocked her. I think this is one of the most overrated films of 2022. The experience that I had with this film is the same experience that my friend Lou had when he watched Saltburn from 2023 because he said the acting was good. But he didn't like the movie because it was really weird and it was a rip off to the talented Mr Ripley. Now I actually really like Saltburn. I thought it was really fun and really entertaining. But to be totally honest I would rather rewatch salt burn than ever watch this film again.  Now, there are some good things in the film. I will talk about my  review. 

Now a lot of people say the storyline is really good having it revolve around this girl named Sarah who is mistreated because she is fat and people calling  Sarah a pig and piggy because she is overweight and she decides to get revenge on all of them for the way they picked on her. Now to be honest I don't hate this idea having a high school student who wants revenge on people who bullied her because she is fat. But it doesn't work in execution because you don't really buy Sarah going crazy. Because in misery you can tell right from the start that Annie Wilkes is going to snap and try to kill Paul Sheldon even though she is obsessed with him and I think her eventual downfall to being crazy works better than Sarah's downfall in this film because Misery they built it up and this film it just randomly happens without any buildup at all. 

Now I will say the best thing about this film is the acting. I think all the performances are terrific but most of the characters are unlikable and you don't feel bad for any of them except for the main character and one other character. 

However the biggest standout of the entire film is Laura Galan as Sarah and even parts where this movie is not working Laura Galan  does give a really emotional and captivating performance. Now the character of Sarah you do feel bad for because her classmates are making fun of her because she's fat, her father mistreats her and abuses her and she wants to get revenge on the people who wronged her. The scenes of Sarah breaking down crying and her going after her family does lead to some really sad and heart pounding moments of the entire film. The chemistry between her and Carmen Machi, Joes Pastor, Julian Valcarcel Is decent. 

Carmen Machi plays Sarah's mother Madre De Sara in film and even parts where this movie is not working she does give a really fun and entertaining performance. Now the character of Madre De Sara is really unlikable because even though she does care for her daughter Sarah most of the film she's just yelling and abusing the crap out of her and you don't really buy them as a mother and daughter all they did was argue throughout the film.  The scene of Madre De Sara Telling Sarah to except the fact that she is fat and it'll just uncomfortable to watch because it just shows how unlikable Madre De Sara Is probably one the dumbest moments of the entire film Now I understand why they did they tried to show that Sarah does need some tough love but it was done really badly. The chemistry between her and Laura Galan  is terrific. 

Julian Valcarcel plays Sarah's dad Padare De Sara In the film and even parts where this film is not working he does give a really fun and entertaining performance. Now well the performance is really good the character of Padare De Sara  is just really unlikable because all he does is treat his daughter like shit and the season of arguing is just so dumb and just kind of means bearded because much like his wife he tries to give his daughter some tough love and does not work it's just really dumb and not really interesting. The chemistry between him and  Laura Galan is incredible. 

Joes Pastor plays Pedro in the film and even parts where this film is not working he does give a really fun and captivating performance. Now the character of Pedro Is really interesting because he actually really cared about Sarah he doesn't treat her like garbage and he had the other character I like aside from Sarah I think in terms of the side character is he what the best one and the bonding between him and Sarah is probably the best thing about this movie to be honest if the film just focused around him and Sarah as friends then the film would have been a lot better. The scenes of them just talking or them riding on his motorcycle at the and it did lead to some really fun and some really emotional moments throughout the film. The chemistry between him and Laura Galan is fantastic.

Now let's talk about the directing by Carlota Pereda because a lot of people say she does a tremendous job with her directing and how she tackles the subject of what it is like for someone to be mistreated because they are fat. But for the most part I think she did a decent job of tackling that subject. I feel like you didn't do a good job of making you feel bad for any of the characters aside from the main character Sarah most of the other characters are just unlikable with the exception of Pedro who was the only good thigh character in the film. But other than that I don't think she did a terrific job of directing this film. Now I am happy that she made the film and I do respect her for making the film. I didn't think she did a subpar job directing this film. 

So in conclusion I didn't really like this film mainly because the storyline in concept was really good but in execution it failed miserably because of the horrible writing. Now I will say that the performances are the highlight of this movie because all of them do a fantastic job as their character especially Laura Galan as Sarah who stole the entire movie and the relationship between Sarah and Pedro was the strongest aspect of the entire film. But other than that the characters were extremely unlikable except for Sarah and Pedro and it was just really weird and uncomfortable to watch just having all these people treat this girl like garbage because she was fat and it was just really weird and really strange. In this movie it felt like it was trying to be like misery when Kathy Bates in terms of the main character going crazy the difference being is that in Misery It builds up to Annie Wilkes being crazy well in this film they just say Sarah is crazy from the start because people call her piggy and it just didn't work. Now this is going to be a hot take but I think this is the most Overrated Movie of 2022 Because I'm going to say this Amsterdam and Thor Love and Thunder with Christian Bale are way better films than this one. Now if you like this movie that's fine but for me I just couldn't really get into it. I say in my opinion just skip this film and go watch The Black Phone with Ethan Hawke because the characters are a lot better written and the storyline is a lot better. I give this movie a 2/10.