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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinA smart, realist drama -- I wouldn't be surprised if this one winds up on my 10-best list for '99.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleDoes what good horror movies do: It taps into the baser emotions.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEmily Bergl plays the misfit heroine -- pale Goth grrrl Rachel Lang -- with a nicely sulky empathy, equal parts hurt and hope.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliI have never been a fan of the original Carrie, but, despite the different slant offered by The Rage, there's not enough new material here for me to like the sequel any better.
- 50SalonMary Elizabeth WilliamsSalonMary Elizabeth WilliamsThe surprise of the movie is that it actually does have a talented director and star. It doesn't begin to make up for the low quality of the story or the numerous other unfortunate elements, but it does suggest little flashes of something that, with more thought, might actually have been somewhat interesting.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe original "Carrie'' worked because it was a skillful teenage drama grafted onto a horror ending. Also, of course, because De Palma and his star, Sissy Spacek, made the story convincing. The Rage: Carrie 2 is more like a shadow.
- 40VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAs generic in every aspect as Brian De Palma's original was inventive.
- 38The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray ConlogueThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray ConlogueIt's possible to insult even a teenager's intelligence.
- 25San Francisco ExaminerWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ExaminerWalter AddiegoMaybe there's a real use for Carrie 2 after all. Stand it up against the original, and you have a pretty good lesson in what's happened to the movies in the last couple of decades.
- 20Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonOnly reason to watch this: the grisly reward Irving receives for being in this picture.