Carrie (2013)

Carrie

Release Date: October 18, 2013.

Drama, Horror

Rated R

Director: Kimberly Peirce

Rating: One Thumb Up

This remake of Stephen King's classic film, Carrie, doesn't top the original, but it certainly gives a great attempt. We all know the story of Carrie, but for those of us who don't, here's a little 101...

Carrie is a normal young woman in a normal town with a normal life. Well....not all of that is true. She is a gifted child with telekinetic abilities. Her mother is deeply religious and crazy. Crazy is an understatement; the woman is psychotic. She keeps Carrie sheltered all the while criticizing her every move. If her obnoxious mother isn't enough, Carrie reaps more humiliation from her peers at school.  That must be some kind of life. You can't find peace at home or at school.

So now that you know the base story of Carrie, we get back to the current film. Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore stars as Carrie and Margaret White. Pretty decent picks for the main characters. They really take on their roles and get into character.

After some humiliation from her peers, Carrie is invited to senior prom by Sue Snell and her boyfriend, Billy Nolan. There, Carrie gets the ultimate humiliation of her life, and she pursues the ultimate revenge. 

This modern-day Carrie adaptation certainly doesn't linger long. There's not very much to the main scene; the main reason and being for the movie. In any case, this movie does an ok job at its adaptation, and it is a good watch. 

Peace.

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