Review of Carrie (2013) by Leon B — 13 Jun 2014

Review:

This movie is no way near the original. I think that it was the shock value of the first movie and the fact that there wasn't that much movies in that genre out at that time.. Personally I thought that the girl that played the lead, was a bad choice by the director. Julianne Moore, the lady that played her mother, would have made a much better Carrie because she suited that scary and weird type of role, extremely well. The ending extremely epic, but there wasn't the same intensity as the original. I think that it's because we know what's coming, right from the beginning, so all of the scenes leading up to the prom were irrelevant. Anyway, the movie is watchable, but they should have just left the original alone. Average!

Round-Up:

Chloe Moretz was wicked in the original Kick Ass and I liked her in the Dark Shadows with Johnny Depp, but I don't think that she really suited this role. I didn't really find her that scary to be playing the Sissy Spacek classic, and she's way too cute to be the outcast psycho at school. All of the other teenagers in the movie didn't really stand out that much because we have seen these type of roles many many times before, but for me, it really was Julianne Moore who stood out from the rest. The director has obviously set everything up for a sequel, but personally, I think that it need another reboot before they try and start a franchise, even though it doubled its money.

Budget: $30million.

Worldwide Gross: $85million.

I recommend this movie to people who are familiar with the original Carrie and who like loads of blood and gore. 4/10.