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Carrie White
Margaret White
Ms. Desjardin
Chris Hargensen
Billy Nolan
Sue Snell
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Critic Reviews for Carrie
All Critics (185) | Top Critics (54) | Fresh (93) | Rotten (92)
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Carrie resonates for women in particular because it touches on so much of the horror of becoming female that it's almost too real. I love that Kimberly Piece chose to honor that horror faithfully, even if it doesn't make for a radical re-visioning.
January 20, 2021 | Full Review… -
Moretz plays Carrie as either a constantly petrified, meek outcast or a grimacing destroyer. Peirce fails to build a connection between audience and protagonist.
August 14, 2019 | Full Review… -
A tired, unneeded copy of Brian De Palma's far superior work, with the small changes it makes adding nothing of significance.
April 23, 2015 | Rating: C | Full Review… -
Peirce wants to make a hit, and, even with source material this strange, it feels as though she has. But if so, that's all she has made.
December 10, 2013 | Full Review… -
This is a sturdy tale that deserves to find a new audience. It's just a shame they won't find anything new in the process.
December 1, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
You would have trouble arguing for any significant shift in perspective.
November 29, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Carrie
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Jun 22, 2016This was a decent adaptation to Stephen King's novel (where the story comes from). While it does not touch on important plot points in the novel, it still is effective in its story of an outsider girl with special powers. It was nice to see the film explore more into Carrie realizing her powers than the original one. Also, Moretz is actually a teenager (like Carrie) in this film. In the previous version, Sissy Spacek was in her mid-20s when she shot the film. Not the best Stephen King adaptation and only a decent re-make.Patrick W Super Reviewer
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Dec 07, 2014It's been 40 years since Stephen King published his first novel. Over the proceeding decades we would see an onslaught of King's work translated to the big screen, some with great results and the others resulting in garbage, but that's the way it is with a body of work that is continuously wanted by an eager public. This is the third time that the first novel by King has been presented, the first being Brian DePalma's early classic that exhibits all that DePalma was to be, good or bad, and starred and excellent Sissy Spacek as the title character. There was a sequel somewhere, a TV remake (neither of which I can comment on because why should we bother). This newest version comes to us from director Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry), bringing us an examination of a scared, uninitiated high school girl from an actual woman. Who would have thought... The story is the same. Carrie White (Chloe Grace Moretz) has lived a sheltered life with her mother (Julianne Moore), a religious zealot trying to make amends with what she considers a hedonistic past. As always, this goes great for a senior in high school who becomes a woman in the middle of gym class. a guilt ridden fellow student decides to have her boyfriend take Carrie to the prom to make amends, but other students aren't as guilty as she. If you have seen any other the previous incarnations, you know the rest. The film is your basic rehash of the original film and book. There is nothing new here. It's the same animal as 40 years ago. The big finish is epic and satisfying, but the ending leaves something to be desired, almost taking a twist into action overload Michael Bay territory. This is where the original film has the advantage over this new model. The ending here is just to much for a film such as this. It just doesn't gel with the rest of the film. As always, remakes are remakes and Hollywood still tries to milk an old franchise for all its worth. Carrie is a simple rehash that isn't even twisted around a bit to bring us something new. Unless you're viewing this for free, skip it. You've seen the original. Go find a nice independent film or documentary. Experience something new.Chris G Super Reviewer
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Sep 16, 2014Sticks so closely to the original film that it renders itself pointless.Marcus W Super Reviewer
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Sep 08, 2014Decent at best. Had me interested until the last 10-15 minutes, which sucked. Julianne Moore nearly ruins the film. She's so annoying and her character is absolutely extraneous. Film does a good job of making Carrie sympathetic. We can all relate to the turmoils of being a teenager in high school.Stephen S Super Reviewer
Carrie Quotes
Carrie White: | It's a girl. |
Sue Snell: | Oh my God! |
Margaret White: | You are gonna go to your closet and pray- |
Carrie White: | No! |
Sue Snell: | Don't hurt me, Carrie. |
Carrie White: | Why not? |
Margaret White: | When you know a devil never dies, it keeps coming back. You gotta keep killing it. |
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