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Film: Carrie (2013)
Director: Kimberly Pierce
Release Date (UK): 26th November 2013
IMDb rating: 6.3 out of 10
BigBox rating: 7.5 out of 10
Summary: A re-imagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King.
You will like this film if: you like horror/thriller films, enjoy films about superhuman powers, like Chloë Moretz, a fan of the previous Carrie and would like to see a new version of it.
You will not like this film if: you hate remakes, hate Chloë Moretz, don't enjoy CGI effects.
The review
Lets start with Chloë Moretz aka Carrie. She had a tough role to play here, due to the previous actress Sissy Spacek playing the role exceptionally, and being well known for this role. Moretz was in fact branded as "too pretty" for this role, and saying that she just wouldn't be a good Carrie. I have to disagree. Yes, Moretz is pretty, but who says pretty people can't be picked on? She made me believe in this role, and made me feel sorry for her, making me feel that she doesn't deserve all this abuse she receives from her crazy mother and her peers at school. So, yes, Chloë Moretz played the role very well. Now, moving onto Carrie's mother Margaret White portrayed by Julianne Moore. This performance stood out a lot in my eyes, showing how great of an actress Moore truly is. She is the crazy religious mother, whom keeps her life private from everyone else, and even tries to keep Carrie away from society. Julianne Moore just fits the role, everything down to her looks just work for this crazy persona. Another worthy mention is Gabriella Wilde who played Sue Snell. She was the only one who truly cared for Carrie's feelings, even giving up her prom privileges as she felt bad for picking on her, to give her that one special night and damn her legs are so tall! The other actors/actress' in this film all played their roles brilliantly, and made the film that much better.
I tried to watch the original Carrie (1976) and I'm sad to admit that I just couldn't get through it. I do appreciate how these films were made in times without these new technologies but they just bore me. So, when I heard that they were remaking Carrie I was happy as I would finally be able to watch it the whole way through due to it being a modern film. I like Chloë Moretz and the recent roles she has played, especially Hit-Girl in the Kick Ass films. I initially thought she would be good at this role, as she has been good in her previous roles. I throughly enjoyed this film as it had epic moments, showed the decent of Carrie and made me gasp at the extent of violence it goes too at times.
I'd so recommend you go and see this remake of Carrie. Dismiss all those assumptions that Chloë Moretz won't be a good Carrie because of her looks - this is not true! This film is opening up a relatively old film to a new generation of people, adding in new effects and actors, like what more can you ask for.
Film: Carrie (2013)
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