The Silver Bullet ~ Carrie (2013)

Synopsis: A sheltered high school girl unleashes her newly developed telekinetic powers after she is pushed too far by her peers.

Release Date:  March 15, 2013

Thoughts: Even with the presence of Julianne Moore I’m still at a loss for why Carrie needed to get the remake treatment.  By all accounts, the original was a dynamite take on Stephen King’s novel about a troubled telekinetic youth so I’m just not sure whyafter one inferior sequel and a TV remake we needed this.  The original boasted two Oscar nominated performances (Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie) and is still a landmark achievement in horror.  While Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce seems to be an interesting choice, she has only one other film credit to her name.  Moretz might be a solid choice but so far I haven’t seen her career produce a performance that rises above petulance and a mumbling/grumbling discontent at life (Dark Shadows, for example).  Carrie is a tricky role that Spacek was outright perfection in.  Even more troubling is screenwriter  Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has only written for television (and that show was Glee!)…I’m all for taking a look at this because I don’t think Moore took this for the money…but I’m such a fan of the original that I’ll be watching this remake closely.