Overrated (some spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (14 November 2004)

I didn't think this "classic" horror film was bad, but it's definitely flawed, in at least two ways that really hurt the movie for me. First, I'm no fan of Christian fundamentalists, but Carrie's mother in this movie was such a ridiculous, over-the-top caricature that it really damaged the film's believability. Secondly, when the humiliated Carrie sees everyone laughing at her, some of the characters who laugh at her completely contradict their characterization earlier in the film. Maybe we're supposed to believe that Carrie is deluding herself into thinking that everyone's laughing at her, or maybe this was fleshed out better in the novel, which I haven't read. In any case, it's not clear why.