One classmate, Sue Snell, feels remorse and guilt for her participation in the bullying of

Carrie. To make up for her participation in the mistreatment, Sue talks her boyfriend, Tommy

Ross, into asking Carrie to go to prom with him. Carrie agrees, much to the dislike of her mother.

Chris Hargensen, ringleader of the taunting classmates, is banned from prom after she

decides not to participate in the school mandated, week-long detention for Carrie’s mistreatment.

To exact her revenge, Chris plans a horrifying scheme to make prom night a “night to remember”

for Carrie.

If you have seen the original

Carrie

or read the novel by Stephen King, then you know

the iconic prank that is pulled. For the sake of those readers who have not, I will force them to go

see the remake to find out what happens, and no searching the internet for a summary! That is

cheating!

Although the

Carrie

remake involves some modernization, it does a fantastic job of

staying true to the original plot. Audience members really feel empathy towards Carrie for what

she goes through, both at school and home. Julianne Moore portrays the fundamentalist Margaret

White terrifyingly well, and Chloë Grace Moretz is wonderfully adept in playing this

unforgettable character. To top that off, effects used in the film were excellent.

Carrie

is scary, horrifying and intriguing. What better way to spend a weekend night?

Come on, you know it is a good excuse to hold someone’s hand. Hey, it might even inspire you

to pick up the novel that this film was based on and see if there were some things that maybe did

not make it into the film. After all, it was the first published novel by the literary king of horror.

On my Most Awesome Rating Scale,

Carrie

deserves of a seven out of ten.