Everyone has their breaking point, that moment when you’re standing on the edge and all you need is a little nudge before you fall. Well Carrie got that nudge. Actually, she got a huge shove.

Set in a modern-day high school, the rated-R horror flick, “Carrie”, follows Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz) as she discovers her telekinetic powers. Carrie, being a social outcast, is constantly bullied by everyone at school and the torture doesn’t stop when she gets home. Living with a crazy religious and abusive mother (Julianne Moore) makes Carrie live her whole life in constant fear.

Carrie finds refuge in her gym teacher, Ms. Desjardin (Judy Greer), who works to help Carrie through her bullying problem. She punishes all the girls responsible for an incident in the locker room. The incident was headed by mean girl Chris Hargensen (Portia Doubleday).

Sue Snell (Gabriella Wilde) feels bad about what she does to Carrie. Sue tries to make it up to Carrie by giving up her night of glory at prom. She also gets her popular boyfriend, Tommy Ross (Ansel Elgort), to ask Carrie to be his date.

Remember that nudge I mentioned earlier? Well, it comes in the form of a bucket of pig’s blood that is poured over Carrie’s head at prom. She goes over that edge, taking with everyone who was ever mean to her.

The acting throughout the movie was well-done for the most part. The best actor was Julianne Moore, who actually made me believe she was psychotic through her facial expressions, however, Ansel Elgort did a terrible rendition of Tommy Ross. His enunciation was awkward and his body language was all over-the-place.

Being published in 1974, the novel Carrie was horror-writer Stephen King’s first published novel. The film was originally adapted to film in 1976, directed by Brian De Palma, starring Sissy Spacek as Carrie and Piper Laurie as her mother.

The two films have almost no differences. If you have seen the original version then you have practically seen the new movie. The new film has almost exactly the same script as the original. The few differences include the obvious improvement in special effects and the opening scene. Technology has also been improved since the 1976, so cyber-bullying has been inserted into the new film when Chris Hargensen records a bullying incident and posts it on YouTube.

Don’t worry about not seeing the original before you go see the new version. If you haven’t seen the original, you’ll love the new one but if you have seen the original, definitely wait until the new comes out on DVD. You’re not missing anything.

by OLIVIA GRAHL