About the Film: Directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring Chloe Grace Moretz ( Kick ass ), Julianne
Moore, and Gabriella Wilde ( The Three Musketeers ). This is an obvious remake of the Stephen King Film
starring Sissy Spacek. The story follows A young girl captive in her mothers overly religious induced world
as she learns she has special abilities which could be a blessing or a curse. In this film adaptation Carrie is
flipped to be seen as a typical young woman who faces peer pressure and rebels against her religious
mother playing less of a victim to society and more of a rebellious teenager willing to make the changes to fit
in today's society. Her power strengthens throughout the film as steers further and further away from her
mother's grasp.
Carrie is in RedBox and on DVD now.
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6.0 User Rating
Rotten Tomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/carrie/
Tomatometer: 49% Liked
Audience: 47% Liked
My Opinion: I have seen all the Carrie films original, remakes, and sequels and I must say that this one was
a desperate attempt to revamp a classic that should never have been touched in the first place. The casting
was unbelievable and pathetic. Chloe Grace is far too sweet and naturally pretty to play a social outcast.
Even the way they wrote the film and presented her character it became a mess. Gabriella was a pretty
choice to play the popular girl who has sympathy for Carrie but does nothing extra for the film. None of the
Carrie films have been scary in my opinion so I do not understand why they advertised this film to be
bloodier and scarier than the original. The only thing bloody or scary about this film is Carrie's bloody
tampon and the start of her first period *Spoiler Alert*. This film reminds me of the revamped Prom Night
film from a couple years back
starring Brittany Snow. It has the same bigger budget feel and more contemporary soundtrack with bright
and bold colors that compliment the decade. This would be the best part of the film and the only part I
enjoyed. Hollywood must be desperate for new ideas because they keep doing bad remakes and anything
original is too over the top to comprehend.
Buyable/Rentable/Trash: Beyond the things I did not like about the Remake, Carrie can provide enough
entertainment to be Rentable. A lot of people have not seen the original so this may be a fine way to get
acquainted with the story.
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