Let Me In. Chloe Grace Moretz (Hit Girl from Kick-Ass) stars as Abby, a secretive 12-year old girl, who moves next door to Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Road). Owen is a social outcast who is viciously bullied at school and in his loneliness, forms a profound bond with his new neighbour. Owen can’t help noticing that Abby is like no one he has ever met before. As a string of grisly murders occupy the town, Owen has to confront the reality that this seemingly innocent girl is really a savage vampire.
Let Me In, a haunting and provocative thriller written and directed by filmmaker Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) and produced by legendary British horror brand Hammer Films, is an astonishing coming-of-age story between a young girl and an alienated young boy unlike any other you have seen. Based on the best-selling Swedish novel Lat den Ratte Komma (Let The Right One In) by John Ajvide Lindqvist, and the highly-acclaimed film of the same name, Let Me In takes audiences straight to the troubled heart of adolescent longing and loneliness.
Written for the Screen and Directed by Matt Reeves
Produced by Simon Oakes, Nigel Sinclair, Guy East, Donna Gigliotti, Alex Brunner, John Nordling and Carl Molinder.
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"Twilight this is not – an intelligent twist on the vampire genre"
International foreign language film garners extremely positive critical reception and bags a whole load of awards (in this case the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature and the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation's 2008 Méliès d'Or – nope I’d never heard of them either). Rather than releasing said film globally and trusting in the original films quality, Hollywood decrees that a remake is in order. Needless to say, this will of course be entirely faithful to the original (if you don’t believe me just watch The Ring or The Grudge).
Now I haven’t watched the original film (Let The Right One In if you’re interested) so I cannot comment on the accuracy of the remake, however the general gist of the discussions happening after the screening were that not only was Let Me In utterly faithful to the original, in many ways it was actually an improvement, ironing out some inconsistencies and flaws that previously existed.
In a nutshell, the film focuses on the blossoming relationship that develops between the awkward loner Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee of The Road fame) and his mysterious new neighbour Abby (Chloë Moretz ala Hit Girl from Kick Ass). The performance of these two young actors is absolutely astonishing – the emotion and intelligence they bring to the roles belies their young age. You could argue that the entire film is a study on the intricacy of relationships and how they impact on our lives at every stage – your time at school, your first love, your relationship with your parents, your closest friends - all of these and more are laid bare and examined here.
This is not a film for those of you going to the cinema for an utter no brainer on a Friday night. I’ll be honest; I saw the trailer and went into the cinema thinking that this was going to be an utter fright fest. Creepy young kids + vampires was, in my mind, absolutely guaranteed to deliver the ultimate Friday fright night. When it became clear that the film wasn’t going to deliver this, I was annoyed. On reflection however, the performances and direction came to the fore – for once, Hollywood has delivered to the masses the genius of local cinema.