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Carrie
2002 132 min Canada, United States of America 16+
★5.2
Horror, Drama, TV Movie
Director: David Carson
🎭 Based on
«Carrie»
byStephen King
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Description
An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes a horrifying chaos on everyone, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake.
Budget:
$5M
Starring
Angela Bettis
Actor
Patricia Clarkson
Actor
Rena Sofer
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2003
— Best TV Production
Key opinion
The 2002 version of Carrie is frequently regarded as a technically limited TV production that succeeds as a more faithful adaptation of Stephen King's novel than the 1976 classic, yet suffers from pacing issues and low-budget aesthetics. Critical reception is sharply divided between those who appreciate the deeper character exploration and those who find the performances miscast and the overall execution amateurish.
| Adaptation | The film offers a more faithful interpretation of the source material than the 1976 original, successfully incorporating narrative details previously omitted. | |
| Production | The production suffers from a low budget, resulting in cheap-looking special effects and a lack of atmospheric horror. | |
| Acting | Opinions on the cast are polarized; some viewers praise the actors for adding depth to their roles, while others find the performers, particularly Angela Bettis, miscast or too old for their characters. | |
| Pacing | The narrative pace is often viewed as sluggish and over-extended, particularly due to the inclusion of redundant interrogation scenes and filler material. | |
| Score | The musical score is frequently criticized for being mismatched or tonally inconsistent with the film's events. | |
| Ending | The decision to alter the film's ending creates disagreement, with some viewers finding the changes arbitrary or nonsensical, while others find them acceptable for a television adaptation. |