Not even the glowing vampires of Twilight can illuminate the atmosphere of Let Me In. It’s just that dark and a bit more mature and quite better than those vampire movies that are all the rage.
Its protagonist, Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is living a not so nice existence. His parents are bitterly divorcing and the school bully and his posse has taken special interest in him. So, Owen expresses his frustrations by doing serial killer role playing.
And then the new girl Abby (Chloe Grace Moretz) and her nameless guardian (Richard Jenkins) move into Owen’s apartment complex. After a while, the two kids “go steady;” but then, Owen finds that Abby likes blood…
This is actually a remake of a VERY recent Swedish film Let The Right One In (itself based off a novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist). And it’s quite similar to it except for it being in English and the addition of a policeman character (Elias Koteas). But even without seeing the original, this film for me didn’t seem some lifeless imitator.
And much of the credit goes to director and writer Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) for getting great efforts from everyone involved. From the young actors, to composer Michael Giacchino, to cinematographer Greg Fraser, all help create the film’s dark mood. On screen, the suspense, and impact of violence is quite there, and so is the blood, even if it’s not to the extent of something like Saw.
This film knows what it’s doing. If all remakes, especially those of Horror films, took cues from this, then they might become respectable again.
About Me
- Jethrotcat
- This is the blog where I talk about the latest movies I've seen. These are my two Schnauzers, Rufus (left) and Marley (right, RIP). As of now, the Double Hollywood Strikes are officially over. May the next strikes not last as long as these ones did.
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