Pluskylang Great Film overall

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Jared_Andrews Don't expect a traditional horror movie. That's not what this is. I suppose it's horror-romance, or hor-rom, if that's a thing. Whatever the genre, this film is fantastic. It's an aching story of love, loss and the existence of evil, set to the backdrop of a bleak New Mexico in winter. The coloring of film is harsh and cold, while the music is comforting and warm. It's a contrasting co-existence in a movie full of them. The plot revolves around a young boy named Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who is emotionally and physically bullied daily and fantasizes about exacting revenge on his tormentors. One night while visualizing how he will fight back, he meets a mysterious young girl, Abby (Chloe Grace-Moretz), who just moved in next door. Each night they meet again-talking, connecting, becoming friends. They're two lonely, troubled souls who find, in each other, someone who makes them feel less alone. This storyline by itself is interesting enough, but there's more-she's a vampire. She needs blood to survive, and though she looks 12, she is actually much older. To live this long, she has needed a lot of blood. Her methods of securing blood aren't glamorized, quite the opposite. Her actions weigh heavily on her, as they do on her "father." Played by the underrated Richard Jenkins, he sacrifices his own humanity to keep her alive. It's heartbreaking. Though conflicted about all the pain and death she has caused, Abby still possesses a powerful survival instinct. Seeing what she does when desperate for blood is startling.The film explores the concept of evil, doing so through Owen's curiosity. He wonders if Abby is evil, or if, perhaps, his bullies are. These difficult questions don't have easy answers. The movie is pretty tame, aside from a few abrupt eruptions of violence. There's plenty of blood in these scenes and even more blood in the aftermath of others. If you're looking for jump scares, keep looking. The child actors are both sensational. They're tragically tormented and profoundly sad. They manage to convey this without any clunky monologues or over-acting. They're on point, in an appropriately understated fashion. A film like this is rare. It's capable of evoking powerful sorrow and pleasure at the same time. You won't know whether the tears in your eyes are happy or sad. You'll just know that you're feeling something real.

Chiller7 I saw the Swedish version, Let the Right One In, years ago and loved it. I finally gave the American version, Let Me In, a chance and I can see why you'd like this movie if you haven't seen the original, but sadly I just found it to be inferior to the Swedish version every step of the way.First of all, so much of the subtlety of Let the Right One In was lost in Let Me In. Let the Right One In allowed us as viewers to figure out certain mysteries on our own, for instance, the disturbing aspect of the true nature of the relationship between the girl and her "father," whereas Let Me In is more content with all but spelling out for us what's going on. I definitely prefer subtlety, since that's so much harder to pull off, so it's impressive when a movie like Let the Right One In manages it.And I don't get the choice of starting off the movie by spoiling something that happens midway through. Doesn't that just ruin the tension of the early part of the movie, by simply letting viewers know where events are headed?It's not just subtlety in storytelling that I admire about the Swedish version, but also in how it was shot. The Swedish version, for instance, used quite a lot of long takes with a stationary camera, especially during the vampire attack action sequences, whereas the same events in the American version tended to be shot with a ton of cuts and shifting camera angles. I get that they were probably going for a more chaotic look, but I found the wide-angle long takes to be more effective, by allowing the horrific events onscreen to sink in, rather than shifting the camera all over the place.Plus the American version makes some questionable use of CGI effects and I'm not even the type of viewer who usually complains about CGI. There was a scene with a fire that somehow looked a whole lot more real in the Swedish movie than in the American movie. And then there's the rubbery-bodied vampire attack scenes. I see what they were going for, making the vampire's movements seem inhuman, but it ends up looking cartoony and silly compared to the Swedish version, which I'm sure opted for real stunt performers instead.And finally, the musical score in movies is very important to me and I'd say the music of Let the Right One In was easily superior to Let Me In. Johan Söderqvist's score was absolutely beautiful, some of my favorite music of any movie, in fact. Listen to the track titled Eli's Theme, if you want to hear an amazing piece of music. Let Me In's score, in contrast, just seemed to be there to set the mood, but doesn't stand out as beautiful music in the same way.Overall, I don't think Let Me In is bad, but I just thought Let the Right One In was so much better.

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mscwebsolutions I do not post reviews usually. But this time, I have to as this movie raped the original one. I mean, this one is nothing but a pale copy of "Let the right one in". I bet America is lacking some materials, so they copy amazing movies (just like "Taxi", played in the US by the awful looking Queen Latifah), and turn them into flops... Actors do not know how to act, and the story line is completely the same as the original one. Watching this is a complete waste of time. Well nothing more to say, just avoid it. At least, stream the original with subtitles, which is way better than this one.I watched the original, with the original Swedish voices, and it sounds way deeper and better. I know some of you will feel the need to reply or hit the "not useful" button, but think about : if the original one was not made, at all, would you have this copy to watch ? I do not think so... The bullied kid and the girl vampire, well sounds great if it was not for a bad copy of a great movie. Oskar and Eli were two amazing actors, but the one in the copy are just as bad as the movie itself.