Post by ChrissyM on Oct 21, 2004 17:21:08 GMT -5
Cast :
Emily Bergl - Rachel Lang
Jason London - Jesse Ryan
Dylan Bruno - Mark Bing
J.Smith-Cameron - Barbara Lang
Amy Irving - Sue Snell
Plot: Rachel Lang is a high-school teen outcast with problems coming in from all angles. She lives in foster care after her Mother was taken to a mental hospital for believing that the devil was inside Rachel. On top of that, Rachel's only friend Lisa has killed herself after being seduced and dumped by one of the football players, and his group of buddies will do anything to stop Rachel from telling. Rachel is no ordinary girl though, she has the power to move objects with her mind, usually when she's angry. The high-school consellor Sue Snell (of the original Carrie) notices this power in Rachel and fears a repeat of what Carrie White did at the prom in 1976.
I found myself enjoying this movie, but probably more than most will because i'm a big fan of the original Carrie. It has a good story, although I did find it moved too slowly. A lot of people don't like the fact that this movie tried to tie itself in with the original, but I disagree. As a Carrie fan, I wanted to see this movie connect with the original. I wanted to see how the town had moved on since then, and I found Amy Irving's (Sue Snell) part to be the back-bone of this movie. She see's what Rachel's going through, notices her strange gift and has a fear of history repeating itself. The flashback sequences worked well for Sue's character too. Of course, then there's the big dissapointment of what happens to her at the end. Emily Bergl does a good job as the outcast, as does Jason London as one of the popular football players who falls for Rachel. Their love-story has a Romeo and Juliet thing going for it, it's really done well. Dylan Bruno (Mark) plays the heartless jock, and along with his buddies they plan to humiliate Rachel at a huge party. This scene's done in a crueler, more provockative way than the Prom scene in the original, in my opinion at least. The gore fest at the end, although over the top, is good for the gore hounds and is often compaired to the 'Nightclub scene' in Hellraiser 3. Overall I enjoyed this a lot. A strong sequel to a Stephen King classic, although perhaps one that only the fans should dig in to.
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.