Let Me In (2010)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Too much of everything

Admirable film.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Let Me In is a 2010 American-British romantic horror film that was written and directed by Matt Reeves, known in conjunction for his directorial work on Cloverfield (2008), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). The film stars two young stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) , Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass) , Elias Koteas (Shooter) and Richard Jenkins(Step- Brothers. It is a remake of the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In. The film tells the story of a bullied 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a female child vampire in Los Alamos, New Mexico taking place in 1983. The film owes much of it's gripping direction to the mix of the soundtrack and editing that accompanies the performances. There is a draw of how the camera angles are shot the showcases the scene and how the performer reacts. The suspense of the film is enticing, setting the stage for the theatrics of the kill when it happens. Yes Abby is a vampire but the telling of the story would not elude to how it begins. The movie was gripping, telling in character portrayal, strong and raw emotion out of the characters. I give this a solid 6 out of 10.

LET ME IN is a well-directed and engaging little story about a young and isolated boy who befriends what turns out to be a vampire girl. I admit to thoroughly enjoying it, not least thanks to the sterling work of CLOVERFIELD director Matt Reeves. I even enjoyed the performance of Chloe Grace Moretz, and I tend to find her largely overrated except in the likes of the KICK-ASS films. The main problem with LET ME IN is that it's a remake, and a remake of a film that had only been made a couple of years before. The Swedish version is lower budgeted but more atmospheric and better, purely because it's closer to the Swedish source material and more icy and disturbing. This Hollywood outing is slicker and eventful, and certainly worth a look, but as the original exists I have no wish to go back and rewatch it.

Well, it's a very well made remake, i need to admit that (besides the unnecessary CGI). But here is my problem with American remakes of foreign flicks in general: Some people say this movie promotes the original, despite the fact that I didn't see any mentions in it (could have missed it?), so there will be people watching this without even knowing it's a remake. And even if it had mentioned the original, I don't think the best way of doing it is by making another WHOLE movie, for me sounds more like getting the chance to profit on someone else's idea. Besides all that, the original is still quite better in every aspect, what makes this piece totally unnecessary and pointless in my opinion. Well, I recommend you to at least go see the original "Let The Right One In (2008)" first if you are still going through this one, unless subtitles are a big deal for you.

A young boy, Owen, is a bit of an outcast and loner, being bullied at school. He finds company in Abby, a young (-looking) vampire...I saw "Let the right one in", the original Swedish version of this movie, and found it ponderously slow, and overly dark and bleak. "Let me in" is also slow and dark, but less so than the original, making it more watchable. Let Me In just seems to flow better than the original, and has more style. Good plot - certainly a different and original take on vampire movies. Good performances by Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Moretz in the lead roles.