Carrie

Carrie for viewers who don't like claustrophobia, insinuation and moral relativism. Mechanical relocation of the classic to a time when mere community ridicule is no longer enough, but a video on YouTube is also needed. It is quite symptomatic how much attention the new adaptation pays to school benches and how little it "terrifies" through the situation in the house of Carrie's Mother (one bleeding Christ is simply not enough). Julianne Moore made me feel good (again), Chloë Moretz fights bravely, though she’s not completely victorious, but the second half killed the film for me. I was expecting excitement that would scatter the tendentious high school operetta, but I saw only a tired and ugly B-movie with a demented cliffhanger. One of King's best texts deserves much more than a few great hits (Passion Pit pleased me), excessive shots of evil beautiful people and realization kicks - in addition to disgusting tricks, in some places I was annoyed by the miserable sequence of shots and lousy implementation of brutal scenes. Carrie took the fall in this case. [40%] (17/10/2013)

Well, now I could be thinking that I’ve gone mad since I’m giving four-star rating to a remake. But this one was just really fun. It’s a teen variation on a modern superhero, but with a different story flow and a different ending. In any case, it all clicked in the end and I couldn’t wait for the ending. I haven’t seen such a suspense in a movie in a long time. Maybe if Chloë Grace Moretz wasn’t so pretty, I’d believe her bully role much more. But Julianne Moore made up for it all masterfully. She was outright enjoying herself in this role. I can’t say that her monologues didn’t scare me, it was probably the scariest thing about the entire movie. PS: After a year, I watched the original movie and I have to take away one star. The original Carrie is after all a lot better. (15/08/2014)

Let me start with the negatives of Carrie 2.0. The film is basically a carbon copy of the 1976 film, onto which the creators grafted several new scenes (mostly unnecessary). The added childbirth opening scene was probably supposed to be shocking, but things like that could only upset religious American housewives nowadays. Similarly, the longer prom scene brought only more violence, but did not affect the bland atmosphere and didn’t make it any more thrilling. The fact that the film is a copy of its predecessor turns out to be kind of a benefit, meaning that the film didn’t completely butcher the original novel either. (15/01/2021)

A well done remake! The new Carrie is in the same vein as the original, but I found it brisker, more entertaining and the finale is much more intense and gritty. My only complaint might be with Moretz, who was not right for the role of the shy and ugly little girl, but on the other hand I don't know any ugly, famous and teenage actress, so no hard feelings. For me it's more of a family horror tale for teens that I had a decent time with.70% (05/01/2014)

Yes, the bar was high and it has remained high, but I like this modern Carrie as well. Above all, it is clear that it was made by a woman, and so the film approaches the characters of the White's daughter and mother in particular in a slightly different, more sensitive and perceptive way, showing their relationship in a slightly different light. What was clear about Margaret (played perfectly by Julianne Moore) this time was that she really wants to protect Carrie from the world first and foremost, no matter what it takes. And Carrie (Chloë Grace Moretz, who I too initially thought was too pretty, only I had no idea that incredulous stares and an uncertain slouched gait would be enough to turn her into an outsider - how simple) actually likes Margaret too. Or at least she is trying to. I also liked the use of modern technology, where the video taken at the beginning of the film was used quite cleverly at the end, and the apocalyptic finale closer to the original (including the falling rocks) thrilled me. Unfortunately, it was worse with the "pre-bubble" ball scene, which I had to compare with De Palma and which unfortunately has not even a hint of the much needed enchantment and dream come true, and the last shot was complete stupidity. Three and a half stars.___P.S. Great music by Beltrami. (18/10/2015)