Carrie (2013) (R)

Quicklook Rating★★½
Loading the player...

synopsis

A homely outcast high school girl with a religious zealot mom has long had telekinetic powers. When bullied by her peers she exhibits her powers more, and when a cruel trick plays out on prom night she unleashes her telekinetic wrath and destroys her school, her mother, and herself..

MovieGoer Review

Those are the film's best moments: when it confronts the sublime via literal darkness and mystery. Wan pushes these moments of dread from the unknown in some scenes to the point of comedy, mostly via Elise's surviving assistants, Specs (Lei... MORE

To get the full Quicklook Films experience, uncheck "Enable on this Site" from Adblock Plus

synopsis

A homely outcast high school girl with a religious zealot mom has long had telekinetic powers. When bullied by her peers she exhibits her powers more, and when a cruel trick plays out on prom night she unleashes her telekinetic wrath and destroys her school, her mother, and herself..

MovieGoer Review

Those are the film's best moments: when it confronts the sublime via literal darkness and mystery. Wan pushes these moments of dread from the unknown in some scenes to the point of comedy, mostly via Elise's surviving assistants, Specs (Lei... MORE