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Movie Overview
Cast
• Sissy Spacek
• Amy Irving
• John Travolta
Director
• Brian De Palma
MPAA Rating
R
Carrie (1976)

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OFCS Rating: 90% Fresh
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2.5/5
"I might be the only person in the world who thinks Brian De Palma's 1976 classic thriller Carrie (now out on DVD) is one of the most overrated, disappointing horror films of all time, but I stand behind my review, and I swear I can knock down just about a"  Filmcritic.com  Blake French

4/4
"It’s a gripping and rousing perusal of our human souls -- an opportunity to become aware of our dark sides and meet them head on."  Cinemaphile.org  David Keyes

3/4
"It's a simple tale, told briskly and effectively by director Brian DePalma."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

B
"The first big hit directed by Brian De Palma."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

4/4
"Carrie might be a film about high school, but it was perhaps Brian De Palma's first completely mature film."  Slant Magazine  Eric Henderson

6/10
"There is little suspense or dramatic tension; everything plays out like bad melodrama or cheap exploitation."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

4/4
"King's pulp-gothic imagination was perfectly realized on-screen in De Palma's Hitchcock-influenced manipulative camerawork"  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

9/10
"...suspenseful, scary, and humorously cunning by turns, it boasts superb acting, excellent pacing, good production values, and...a thought-provoking premise."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

4/4
"This horror classic might be the ultimate teen angst flick."  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

"Still packs a visceral wallop."  Cold Fusion Video Reviews  Nathan Shumate
OFCS Rating: 90% Fresh
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