Review of Carrie (1976) by Gamzguy17 — 21 Aug 2021
"Carrie" kills two birds with one stone (along with a number of characters). It works as a high school film, with the titular character being tormented by students, puberty, and an honest-to-god evil mother and the film stays grounded within this environment which perfectly builds suspense up to the final act where the film explodes into an intense thriller.
The rays of hope for poor Carrie only make the climax of the film all the more gut-wrenching because unlike most cliché horror films, time is spent with these characters that populate the school and to see what happens to them is quite unfortunate.
Spacek is brilliant at portraying the tormented young soul while DePalma's direction channels Hitchcock. I don't know if Stephen King wanted to have his debut novel portrayed as an Alfred Hitchcock film, but you can take that as a big compliment.
"Carrie" is a knockout.
This review of Carrie (1976) was written by Gamzguy17 on 21 Aug 2021.
Carrie has generally received very positive reviews.
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