Let Me In - Review
I'll admit I was wary when I first heard that Hollywood was going to remake the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In. It screamed to me as a move to coddle to those who will not go to foreign films because they don't like subtitles. Therefore, I was somewhat surprised that Let Me In was actually faithful to the tone and mood of the original.
The movie takes place in Los Alamos, New Mexico circa 1983. Rubik's cube and Ms. Pac-Man are popular and Ronald Reagan is president. We first meet Owen, a boy living in an apartment complex with his mom. He seems to be a sociopath in the making as we observe him in a mask with a kitchen knife saying things like, "Are you scared little girl?" and then spying on his neighbors as they try to have a tryst. It's not until we see him at school we see how put upon he is and "little girl" comment is actually what a trio of tormentors call him.
That night the mysterious Abby
and her father(?) move into the apartment next door to Owen
triggering a violent turn of events around the complex.
Like Let the Right One In before
it Let Me In is not about the jump scares, but about creating
mood and atmosphere, which it has in spades. Its deliberate
slow pace erupts with bursts of violence. Unfortunately,
with these violent bursts comes one of the problems of the film:
horrible CGI. Thankfully, those scenes are
rare.
The union of the two characters
may seem like its meant to be, but it is no accident that Owen is
reading Romeo and Juliet, the classic tale of a doomed romance,
because even though it appears Owen and Abby need each other,
there are hints that their future is less than bright.
Notice must be given to young
actors Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Grace Moretz who give this
story of young love everything it needs to be believable.
Chloe fresh off her star making turn in Kick-Ass is just as
good in a more subdued role, while Kodi who I found to be
incredibly annoying in The Road gives a much better
performance as the lonely Owen.
Whether you're a fan of the
original or coming in cold, Let Me In justifies it's existence
with a fresh take on the material Thus making it a must see
for fans of the vampire/horror genre, or for anyone who wants to
see how Twilight got it wrong.
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