{"id":4306,"date":"2016-11-04T15:42:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T19:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=4306"},"modified":"2024-01-14T11:29:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T16:29:10","slug":"let-me-in-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=4306","title":{"rendered":"Let Me In-2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Let Me In-2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Matt Reeves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Grace Moretz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #509<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/70135744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4307\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/70135744-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70135744\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/70135744-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/70135744.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed November 4, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I loved Let Me In (2010).<\/p>\n<p>It is nearly as exceptional as the original, Let the Right One In (2008), which is Swedish.<\/p>\n<p>Billed as horror, it contains none of the typical horror cliches or corny dialogue- rather it is mysterious, compelling, and character-driven.<\/p>\n<p>This in itself is refreshing.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the cinematography is exceptional in its coldness, darkness, and good old-fashioned ambiance.<\/p>\n<p>Let Me In is about a twelve-year-old outcast, named Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee), \u00a0who befriends a neighbor girl-Abby (Chloe Grace Moretz)- who we learn is a vampire.<\/p>\n<p>Owen is bullied at school and through Abby, learns to stand up to his tormentors.<\/p>\n<p>I am partial to foreign language films so, to me, the American version lacks the engaging language a bit and is not&#8230;well, foreign, so that detracts slightly, but not much at all, and this effort is quite remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>This film is a horror film- in the classic sense of containing vampires and not being played for goofs- and quite gory, but also a beautiful, emotional film, and the concepts of sadness and loneliness are explored.<\/p>\n<p>Let Me In (2010) is one of the best horror films I&#8217;ve seen in recent years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let Me In-2010 Director Matt Reeves Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Grace Moretz Scott&#8217;s Review #509 Reviewed November 4, 2016 Grade: A- I loved Let Me In (2010). It is nearly as exceptional as the original, Let the Right One In (2008), which is Swedish. 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