Piercing

THE GIST: A man goes on a business trip, leaving wife and baby at home. Once he gets to the hotel, he calls up an escort service to hire a prostitute. He then proceeds to very precisely lay out a whole set of kill tools on the bed.

Piercing is most definitely not a movie for the casual moviegoer or the faint of heart. It's a mystery with heavy hues of hallucinating horror.

This much can't be denied: Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska are both gloriously attractive, fully committed, perfectly cast, and greatly playing off one another.

THE BOTTOM LINE: This is definitely a mind-bending trip down a darkened alleyway with only some damp matches in your pocket. Up to you whether you want to proceed or turn around.

Grade: 6.5