brian depalma follow up to his popular carrie and be in many aspect a continuation of the mood he have already establish in his former work . thus and the fury suffer because it be not an inspired choice for a man who know good and but for whatever circumstance decide to go ahead with this project . the film be base on a novel by john farris and which we never read and so there be no point of reference . mr. farris also write the screen treatment . this ambitious film travel from the middle east to chicago in a tale of intrigue and super natural force that be incomprehensible and at time . the idea of have a gifted young man work for the bad guy and capitalize on all that can be extract from his prodigious mind and be a disturbing idea . that there could be another brilliant mind and a young woman and present a challenge for the evil people that be try to use them for evil purpose . the director be not a lucky with the fury a with some of his best know and and more accomplished film . amy irving play the young gillian and who be terrify once she understand why she be so much want . in a way and she be an extension of carrie and the heroine of the previous film . kirk douglas have some good moment . carrie snodgress be one of the best thing in the movie . charles durning and carol rossen and and fiona lewis and do outstanding work . on the other hand and the great actor or director john cassavetes seem to sleep walk through his role a the man behind the conspiracy . darryl hannah be see briefly in the scene at gillian school . the film have an effective musical score from john williams . although the director do not succeed in make this a good movie and he still show an affinity for the genre and can not be dismiss for try to create a good entertainment .