One foot in the horror.

Rating: Null/10 (29 December 1999)

Carrie is both a great movie and a great failure. First of all, Sissy Spacek did a fantastic job as Carrie. The psychological aspect of the movie (Carrie's torments as she tries to cope with a hostile environment, with her fanatic mother and with her telekinetic powers) is interesting. Visually, the movie is splendid. The rest of the cast is quite convincing (especially Carrie's insane mother and the utterly unbearable character portrayed by Nancy Allen). The ending however is absolutely superfluous (I am talking about the house collapsing and the epilogue). Stephen King manages to blend the ending with the rest of the story. De Palma, however, fails. The two parts of the movie (the dramatic beginning and the horror-like ending) are rather poorly glued together. However it is always easier to criticize. The movie might be falling apart, it is still quite interesting. A classic.