LET ME IN (2010)

Let me in (2010)

Genre: Thriller, Horror, Drama 

Director: Matt Reeves 

Writers: Matt Reeves (screenplay), John Ajvide Lindqvist (screenplay) 

Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz and Richard Jenkins

My score 4/5

In recent times the vampires has being abused. They have become young men with sparkling skin and the type who fall in love with human women. And every lady out there now wishes that any good looking man by the name of Edward is a hot vampire.

Keeping this common garbage aside, there are still good vampire movies exists in Hollywood. Which truly speaks of the hardcore nature of a set of creatures who cannot live without drinking human blood and will do anything bizarre to the human eye to possess it. These creatures are treacherous curs upon human kind and shows no mercy when the scent of blood lures them in. And that’s what the true fan and viewer would expect from a vampire movie.

‘Let me in’ is a not a joy ride. And it’s not a total horror movie either. It speaks of real life, daunting experiences and most of all emotions which you cannot run away from even though you wish to. Kids appear in thrillers and horrors are not something new. But when kids appear in them and run the whole script from themselves is mostly seeing only in children’s movies and seldom in a horror.

That’s where ‘Let me in’ does its wonder. 

 The story occurs in a remote town covered in snow back in 1983. A 12 year old skinny kid Owen (Cody Smit Mc-Phee- The Road) who is going through a tough time at home with his parents’ divorce and mothers addiction to alcohol has no friends and habitually roams around his apartment all alone eating candy. Maybe the only getaway in his life is his telescope which he uses to innocently spy on the neighbors. Meanwhile he is brutally bullied in school by a gang of kids and in deep he wishes that he should fight back but never does. On a usual lonely night he finds himself getting friendly with the newly moved next door neighbors daughter Abby (Chloe Morezt- Kick Ass) in the same age and discovers that she is not normal. Day by day when there are tragic murders happen around the neighborhood and police and people go vigilant,  Owen realize that his new best friend is a vampire. While trying to fight his fears and stand up against them Owen emotionally creates a deep bond towards Abby which turns a new chapter in his life. 

 ‘Let me in’ is a true drama. Even though there are painfully scary scene or two time to time it’s far from being a total horror movie. There are moments where you truly feel sorry and sad for the boy. Feel like you have to help him but your too far away. The vampire girl has her own reasons to be angry and behave the way she does. But it seems like she is having a cycle of life and you feel what’s going to be the end of it. Once you are trapped in eternal life and have to kill to survive the worlds suddenly seems like a strange place. 

 

Some of the scenes are quite disturbing and unexpected. The cinematography precisely creates them and its mind blowing. Every dark corner, shadow and light is a mere reflection of emotions. The sets are made with detailed objects and shapes which put the viewer in to a dark corner. There are hardly few scenes in the day time. The rest are totally under the lights and behind shadows. Tough work for the crew and the director but no complaints.

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