Critics Scoreboard
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Average Critic Score:
42
(21 sources)
42
(21 sources)
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90
Village Voice
A smart, realist drama -- I wouldn't be surprised if this one winds up on my 10-best list for '99. Read Full Review » -
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Does what good horror movies do: It taps into the baser emotions. Read Full Review » -
67
Entertainment Weekly
Emily Bergl plays the misfit heroine -- pale Goth grrrl Rachel Lang -- with a nicely sulky empathy, equal parts hurt and hope. Read Full Review » -
60
Los Angeles Times
Dares to take a different tack, taking its young people seriously in a more realistic context. If ever there was a director ready to graduate from genre films, it surely is Shea. [12 March, 1999, Calendar, p.F-6] Read Full Review » -
60
Chicago Reader
Even as you're wincing at what you thought was misguided earnestness, it's being subverted by filmmakers who've turned many of the genre's weaknesses into tiny triumphs. Read Full Review » -
50
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Better than an opportunistic sequel has any right to be, but still pretty flawed. Read Full Review » -
50
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50
USA Today
The original was a Midol moment, this is a Prozac exercise. [12 March 1999, Life, p.8E] Read Full Review » -
50
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50
TV Guide
It's not a cheap rip-off -- it's a credible sequel to a horror classic, and a sad reminder that some things never change. Read Full Review » -
50
ReelViews
I 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. Read Full Review » -
50
Salon.com
The 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. Read Full Review » -
50
Chicago Sun-Times
The 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. Read Full Review » -
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38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
It's possible to insult even a teenager's intelligence. Read Full Review » -
38
Chicago Tribune
The sequel is about nothing more profound than an awkward teenager's desire for a really cute boyfriend. [12 March 1999, Friday, p.N] Read Full Review » -
30
Newsweek
It's just a standard, mediocre horror flick that wants to be taken seriously. The creators missed the point entirely: even teenagers know that there's no audience for this type of film anymore. Read Full Review » -
25
San Francisco Examiner
Maybe 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. Read Full Review » -
20
Washington Post
Only reason to watch this: the grisly reward Irving receives for being in this picture. Read Full Review » -
20
Austin Chronicle
Toils in high school hell and doesn't even manage to come up with one good shock. Read Full Review » -
20
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