Let Me In is a remake of the fabulous Swedish film Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In) based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. It stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as Owen, a young lad with an absent father and drunken mother who is bullied at school. Into his life comes Abby (Chloe Moretz) an ever-12 year-old vampire who appears one evening in the playground of his tenement. Abby's 'father' (a oddly miscast Richard Jenkins) acts as her protector and assists the vampire in securing the blood she needs. Directed by Matt Reeves, this version is honest to the original story and movie and does a good job at maintaining the eerie feel and tempo found in the Swedish film. Ultimately it is a tale of love, loneliness and revenge. Let Me In is an exception to the usual rule that remakes by Americans of Asian or European films are trashy.
My rating 7 out of 10.
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