The Rage: Carrie 2

The Rage: Carrie 2 is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by Katt Shea, and starring Emily Bergl, Jason London, Dylan Bruno, and J. Smith-Cameron, with Amy Irving reprising the role of Sue Snell from the first film.

Plot
Its plot follows the younger half-sister of Carrie White, also suffering with telekinesis, who finds that her best friend's suicide was spurred by a group of popular male classmates who exploited her for sexual gain. The film is a sequel to the 1976 horror film Carrie, based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Stephen King and the second film in the Carrie franchise.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The main criticism of the movie is that it doesn't stay true to the source material and it feels rushed, redundant, and unnecessary.
 * 2) It doesn't capture the spark and tone like the novel or the original movie.
 * 3) Brian De Palma didn't return to direct it, instead it was directed by Katt Shea.
 * 4) It tries too hard to replicate De Palma's signature style by imitating moments from the original film, such as the office scene where the protagonist's telekinesis is discovered, the antagonists planning against the protagonist, and the protagonist burning to death in the end.
 * 5) It has too much gore such as CD's slicing people, heads flying off, two people's head being pierced, and last but not least, a person's groin being pierced.
 * 6) It doesn't feel much like a horror movie, but like a rather cheesy 90's movie and it's not really serious or menacing like the original movie making it feel like a cross between Carrie and American Pie.
 * 7) The acting is rather terrible.
 * 8) In fact, the characters seem like a rehash from the original film such as Rachel Lang based on Carrie White, Barbara Lang based on Margaret White, Jesse Ryan based on Tommy Ross, Mark Bing based on Billy Nolan, and Tracy Campbell based on Chris Hargensen.
 * 9) They ruined Sue Snell's character, a protagonist who survived from the first film, as she was shoehorned in the film as her purpose was to connect to the original film and her investigation of Rachel's powers have little to do with the rest of the film, and on top of that, she even gets killed off in the near end of the film which shocked many viewers.
 * 10) Unlikable characters such as Mark Bing and Tracy Campbell who humiliate Rachel in front of everybody with a sex scene between her and Jesse.

Good Qualities

 * 1) At least it had some good reviews from fans who like the novel and the original film.
 * 2) Characters such as Emily Bergl, Jason London and Dylan Bruno still give their best performances.
 * 3) Rachel, Jesse, and Sue are likable characters.
 * 4) Amy Irving reprises her role as Sue Snell.
 * 5) At least, some of the deaths are cool.

Reception
The film received negative reception from critics due to it not capturing the essence of what made the original film creepy, yet believable and currently holds a 22% on Rotten Tomatoes.