Carrie
Screen Gems | Release Date: October 18, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
18
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
St. Louis Post-DispatchKevin C. JohnsonOct 17, 2013
Long before the blood starts spilling, it’s clear the new team has mostly nailed it. The reboot is as good a Carrie remake as possible, though it’s not truly a scary movie; the film takes its time living up to its R rating. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzOct 18, 2013
For all the psychological realism of Carrie and Margaret's relationship, however, this remake has a comic book feeling. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleOct 17, 2013
In a way, the new Carrie is almost too easy to enjoy. Everything discordant and all the nagging weirdness and strange feelings surrounding the original have been smoothed down, and what we're left with is a well-made, highly satisfying and not particularly deep high school revenge movie. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanOct 17, 2013
It’s as affecting as drama as it is effective as horror. It wrenches, even as it unnerves. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaOct 17, 2013
If you're going to take another stab at this tale of a taunted, traumatized teen who exacts fiery revenge on, well, everyone, then Kimberly Peirce is the director to do it. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAmy NicholsonOct 17, 2013
Kimberly Peirce changes almost nothing in her rallying remake of Brian De Palma’s classic about a troubled telekinetic teenager. She doesn’t have to. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla DargisOct 17, 2013
Ms. Peirce plays up the story’s religious themes and Carrie’s burgeoning power as she discovers her telekinetic gifts, even as the dread of the female body that deepens Mr. De Palma’s version somehow goes missing. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenOct 23, 2013
Carrie has proved itself to be a remarkably resilient tale that’s not likely to be plugged up anytime soon. Read full review
67
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerOct 18, 2013
Peirce is gifted, but she lacks the ability of directors like DePalma to transform schlock into something deeply personal. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanOct 17, 2013
But now we're a lot more accustomed to seeing movie characters mold their destiny through special effects, and since Peirce films the climax in a rather depersonalized, shoot-the-works way, Carrie comes close to seeming like an especially alienated member of the X-Men team. She blows stuff up real good, in a way that would make the devil — or Bruce Willis — proud. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsOct 17, 2013
The acting's strong; in addition to Moretz and Moore, Judy Greer is a welcome presence in the Betty Buckley role of the sympathetic gym instructor. But something's missing from this well-made venture. What's there is more than respectable, while staying this side of surprising. Read full review
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