Overview: Things don't look too bright for Owen in his middle-school universe. Bullies give him some killer wedgies, flush his hair in the poop machine, and call him names like "nose picker" and "poopie maggie". OK that's a lie, these bullies make "The Children of the Corn" look like saints. His life continues to look bleak until he meets the girl of his 12-year old dreams, who just so happens to be depressed for no reason, and dresses like a bankrupt hippie who couldn't afford a pair of Chuck Taylor's at Payless. As it turns out she isn't really depressed, instead she's a soulless Vampire who travels around with her oddly affectionate dad. Together with Owen they share a forbidden/cute romantic friendship that rivals those glittery vampires from "Twilight".
The Good: Although I have not read the book, I did indeed see the original Swedish version titled, "Let The Right One In", and I'll probably be the first one to say "Let Me In" is 10 times better than the original. Its not that I have anything against Swedish people, heck, I married one of their daughters. What I didn't like about the original is the lack of artistic direction. "Let Me In" succeeds in being very artistic, and is close to being like the "Pan's Labrynth" of vampire flicks. Director Matt Reeves stunned the world with his "Blair Witch" styled monster flick "Cloverfield", which succeeded in making everyone in the theater throw up their pizza all over the seats. After recovering from the 2-year seizure, "Let Me In" was well worth the wait. Unlike most Horror films, this movie actually makes a very good drama as well, and the acting from Chloe Moretz as the vampire who never hit puberty is superb. The acting from everyone else in the movie is great, but their all human, and we now live in a world where no one (especially awkward teens) cares about humans, its all about the supernatural disturbed (or glittery hunks, if your gender curious or a teenage girl).
P.S. I think the poster looks awesome by the way.
The Bad: Bullies suck, and this one is full with 12-year old bullies who look as if they eat testosterone pills for breakfast, and then watch "Casino" for lunch; These little freaks need to get their butts to church or Oprah. For a vampire movie there sure isn't enough vampire violence for my taste. I'm one of those guys who wants vampires ripping people apart, and then bathe in their blood afterwards while washing their hair with Herbal Essences. There is vampire violence, but it's no "30 Days of Night". Other than than that, this movie is shear perfection, just like 2 McDoubles at McDonald's for $2.
The Ugly: The world is greatly lacking some original Horror films lately, and instead we like to remake worthless crap like Michael Bay's version of "Friday the 13th". Although "Let Me In" is a remake, it's definitely a breath of fresh air, and is most likely to make you cry like a hopeless romantic... about as much as it will scare you like Sarah Jessica Parker's face.
5 out of 5
Ok, have you seen the original Swedish one (or whatever)? I thought that one was terrible and I laughed at most of it.
ReplyDeleteI have seen the original, and it suck-diddly-ucked! I couldn't help but think about how much that boy looked like Silas from DaVinci Code.
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