Campy Comedy

Rating: 6/10 (28 September 2010)

A shy high school student who has led a very sheltered life becomes the target of bullies before she unleashes her wrath upon them. Spacek manages to make her character sympathetic, but she, like all the actors here, was in her late 20's, too old to be believable as a high school student. Laurie is hilariously over the top as Carrie's mother, a God-fearing woman. The special effects are cheesy. It's somewhat enjoyable if one treats it like a campy comedy, which it is unintentionally. The last 15 minutes unfolds in slow motion and drag on for about half an hour; perhaps De Palma did not shoot enough footage to meet the requisite running time.