The Rage: Carrie 2
United Artists | Release Date: March 12, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
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Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
11
Negative:
7
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
A smart, realist drama -- I wouldn't be surprised if this one winds up on my 10-best list for '99. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Does what good horror movies do: It taps into the baser emotions. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Emily Bergl plays the misfit heroine -- pale Goth grrrl Rachel Lang -- with a nicely sulky empathy, equal parts hurt and hope. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Dares to take a different tack, taking its young people seriously in a more realistic context. If ever there was a director ready to graduate from genre films, it surely is Shea. [12 March, 1999, Calendar, p.F-6]
60
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Even as you're wincing at what you thought was misguided earnestness, it's being subverted by filmmakers who've turned many of the genre's weaknesses into tiny triumphs. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
I have never been a fan of the original Carrie, but, despite the different slant offered by The Rage, there's not enough new material here for me to like the sequel any better. Read full review
50
SalonMary Elizabeth Williams
The surprise of the movie is that it actually does have a talented director and star. It doesn't begin to make up for the low quality of the story or the numerous other unfortunate elements, but it does suggest little flashes of something that, with more thought, might actually have been somewhat interesting. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The original "Carrie'' worked because it was a skillful teenage drama grafted onto a horror ending. Also, of course, because De Palma and his star, Sissy Spacek, made the story convincing. The Rage: Carrie 2 is more like a shadow. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Better than an opportunistic sequel has any right to be, but still pretty flawed. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAnita Gates
Uninspired Update, Unintentional Laughs. Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
The original was a Midol moment, this is a Prozac exercise. [12 March 1999, Life, p.8E]
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Carrie is back and she's all the rage.
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
It's not a cheap rip-off -- it's a credible sequel to a horror classic, and a sad reminder that some things never change. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis Harvey
As generic in every aspect as Brian De Palma's original was inventive. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray Conlogue
It's possible to insult even a teenager's intelligence. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
The sequel is about nothing more profound than an awkward teenager's desire for a really cute boyfriend. [12 March 1999, Friday, p.N]
30
NewsweekB.J. Sigesmund
It's just a standard, mediocre horror flick that wants to be taken seriously. The creators missed the point entirely: even teenagers know that there's no audience for this type of film anymore. Read full review
25
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
Maybe there's a real use for Carrie 2 after all. Stand it up against the original, and you have a pretty good lesson in what's happened to the movies in the last couple of decades. Read full review
20
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Only reason to watch this: the grisly reward Irving receives for being in this picture. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
A truly dreadful sequel. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Toils in high school hell and doesn't even manage to come up with one good shock. Read full review
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