"Let Me In"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reRRAEVHq8E

If you are looking for a really good horror film that will knock you out of your seat, make you jump with blood and gore, and make you afraid of the dark, then you won't find it in "Let Me In". However if you are looking for, suspense, drama, a chill, intense scenes, with just a taste of blood,gore and horror, and white eyes, then Let Me In would be right up your alley. Ultimately a good Vampire movie in my opinion, but not scary at all. Like most movies today, the previews are scarier than the actually movie, but that's how they get you in there. But then again it takes A LOT to scare me...smh

The movie was a English adaptation of a Swedish novel called 'Let The Right One In' by a Swedish writer named John Ajvide Lindqvist back in 2004. It was later directed by Tomas Alfedson and released in only a few cities in the US in 2008.

However the movie didn't increase its achieved widespread acclaim until it was remade and released by Matt Reeves on October 1st, 2010.

The Plot
The story begins with a troubled, lonely, and a little disturbed 12 year old named Owen. Owen is bullied by the kids at school, and has no friends, but appears to get a good kid. He befriends 12 year old Abby who just moved into the complex with "father". It starts out as "You want to play with my Rubik Cube" and ends with "You want to go steady with me" by Owen. They becomes really good friends. Abby teaches him to stand up for himself and Owen teaches her to let people in. They were both lonely. With Abby being a vampire approx. 60 something years old in a 12 year old body and Owen w/ no friends at all it's no miracle they became friends. Abby's "father" who was also lonely, tired, and old in having to kill people for Abby night after night so she can Fed, while watching himself grow older as she remained the timeless. Owen's mother who was also lonely and distant from Owen, drinking and going through a divorce from Owen's father, is important to point out as it contributed to Owen's behavior. I did find it strange that they never showed the mother's face, just different parts of her body..hummmmmmmmm. Then there was the cop who was investigating the number of bodies piling up and trying to put the different pieces together..which in the end he just pushed a little too far. But it had storyline that kept you guessing and an ending that was both promising and disastrous. It was a long movie, but worth it.

BTW, I viewed 'Let The Right One In' briefly and it appears to have the exact some story line and scenes in the 2010 version..so I may check that out as well.

I GIVE IT TWO THUMBS UP!!!