The 2013 remake of the 1976 cult
classic did not disappoint, however, it also didn’t break any new ground. After thirty-seven years, the creators,
producers and general Hollywood could not come up with anything that stopped
the movie and made the story something new.
If you haven’t seen the original, then this will be a wonderful telling
of the Stephen King book, the trials of young Carrie as she tries to become
part of a world she was denied all of her life is something we can all identify
with.
The movie was low on scares, the
inklings of what would transpire was impossible to ignore and the characters
played perfect replicas of the originals.
Chloe Grace Moretz plays Carrie, the title character that is mentally
hamstrung by her deranged mother, played by Julianne Moore. Both come of as believable, however tired and
clichéd the characters are. The mother
believes her child to be evil, but never has the gumption to do what she must,
and instead torments the girl throughout her life, punishing her with prayer
and to be fearful of God. Carrie is not
so naïve, but naïve enough to say yes to a good-natured boy to attend
prom. I cringed as the sequences got
more and more unbearable. The story has
been told and retold and this iteration lacked the same kick the original did.
The story unfolds in an
unfortunate sort of way and I was left with an empty feeling. The movie was mildly entertaining, but it
didn’t have a kick or hook that ever made it stand out. This movie was no better than any other
horror fare we see nowadays and for a classic to be remade with such a
lacklustre execution is unfortunate and disappointing.
