One thing is for sure about director Kimberly Peirce‘s new film “Carrie”: “You will know her name.”

In this revamp of the 1976 adaption of Stephen King’s “Carrie,” Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz) is a timid, small town girl living with her single, frighteningly religious mother (Julianne Moore). Oppressed by bullies traditionally, and with the technology of 2013, Carrie becomes subject to a viral-prank gone wrong.

After Carrie is victimized she discovers that she has telekinetic abilities, and keeps them to herself until she lies victim once more to the bullying of her cruel peers. When pushed over her threshold, Carrie relinquishes a rein of terror over the town.

I give “Carrie” 3 out of 5 Northstars. This film wasn’t exactly a triumph of the human spirit, but most horror flicks don’t hit me that way anyways. Peirce was able to take an old story and make it into a modern tale on bullying, the underestimation of others abilities, and the capacity that one has for other’s ignorance.

I can not give “Carrie” a higher score then a 3 because I have not read Stephen King’s “Carrie.” A key characteristic in the quality of an adapted screenplay is how true the entirety of the film stays to it’s original prose, and I can not be the judge of that.

Peirce did an excellent job with the help of screenwriters Lawrence D. Cohen, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa on creating this script, at least from the perspective of someone new to the world of “Carrie.” This team told the story beautifully, without the cliche filler dialogue and bad acting found in most modern horror movies to distract the viewer in preparation for the typical “big scare.” Said scare was not an asset in this film because that’s not the point of good horror. Another commendable feat by this production team: being able to stay true to the elements of the old horror genre.

I can not say that I didn’t enjoy “Carrie,” but it’s not one of those movies that I am going to recommend that friends should go see in theaters. It’s worth waiting for this flick to come out on DVD, unless you are a die hard Stephen King fan.

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