Let Me In

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Watched With: Myself

Matt Reeves adaptation/remake of Let The Right One In manages to stay true to the spirit of the original while is Americanises the story. They are very similar but the subtle and not so subtle differences make this extremely worth while even if you are a huge fan of the original like I am.

The actors all do a fantastic job. Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Moretz have a hard task to pull off and they do so effortlessly. And the casting of Richard Jenkins is a stroke of genius.

Despite that trailer this is first and foremost a drama and a coming of age story, albeit a very dark one. But it's so beautiful and bittersweet interspersed with moments of real horror. Superbly shot and edited, completely the opposite style of Cloverfield.

I listened to the commentary this time and it had a few interesting tidbits, mainly about working with the young actors and trying to capture the nostalgic tone of the period.

Despite my love of the original film I really liked this version too, even if it were just for the car scene and Richard Jenkins. Although it does scale back the scope a little bit it never dumbs it down.