arc of Stephen King's classic story without adding anything of value". On Metacritic it had a rating of 42 on a scale from 0–100 based on 21 reviews indicating mixed or average reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars: "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". Anita Gates of The New York Times characterized it as "typical B-movie making. The actors are attractive and do credible jobs, and in the tradition of the original film, there's one really good scare at the end". Dennis Harvey of Variety panned the film, noting that it "uses the original as a blueprint, but leaves out all the wit, sympathy and bravado". Ty Burr of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a more favorable B-minus rating, praising Bergl's performance and summarizing that the film is "better than it deserves to be". Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times championed the film as a "well-directed sequel" that "accepts the telekinetic gimmick as an obligatory plot device [to] rage against high school machismo". Soundtrack The accompanying soundtrack album was released on March 23, 1999 by Edel Records. Track listing References External links 1999 films 1999 horror films 1990s high school films 1990s supernatural films 1990s teen horror films American high school films American sequel films American supernatural horror films American teen horror films Carrie (franchise) Films about bullying American films about revenge Films about virginity Films set in 1986 Films set in 1999 Films set in 2000 Films set in Maine Films shot in North Carolina Films shot in South Carolina Films about rape Films about telekinesis United Artists films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by Katt Shea 1990s supernatural horror films Films about mass murder 1990s English-language films 1990s American films