The thing about the vampire today is that he's not some creepy guy in a cape anymore, he's the Abercrombie model spewing cheesy lines with an even cheesier look on his face. It's sad that this is popular, but so was disco so I'll move along to the real point. When investing time in Let Me In I was paranoid that I was going to go on an A) vampire cheese filled ride or B) another girl psycho killer ride. So I sat down, watched the thing, and had by expectations exceeded on all levels.
Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is the kid that lives with his mother, gets picked on at school, and has death fantasies in the courtyard of his apartment building. This is the kind of kid that will be bringing firearms to school in a few years. One night while threatening an imaginary girl with his knife he meets real girl Abby (Chloe Moretz) who can't be friends with him, which means they'll become friends later in the film. As the film slowly ticks away we learn about the nightly excursions of Abby's "father" (Richard Jenkins) and the changes that develop throughout the film, particularly in Abby's relationship with Owen.
Let's get this out of the way to start- Let Me In is the film that the Twilight series wants to be. This is a well acted, well produced film that doesn't make the viewer cringe with every piece of harlequin dialogue. It's gory without making you ill. It's scary while keeping you at ease. And the main difference between this and the other franchise is that this film has a heart whereas Twilight films have neither heart nor soul. It's a shell. Let Me In fills that shell and delivers a film that is worthy of the praise it receives.
