Let Me In (2010)

A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.

Director:

Matt Reeves

Writers:

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

Stars:

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins

14 wins & 28 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kodi Smit-McPhee	...	Owen
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Abby
Richard Jenkins	...	The Father
Cara Buono	...	Owen's Mother
Elias Koteas	...	The Policeman
Sasha Barrese	...	Virginia
Dylan Kenin	...	Larry
Chris Browning	...	Jack
Ritchie Coster	...	Mr. Zoric
Dylan Minnette	...	Kenny
Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak	...	Mark (as Jimmy Jax Pinchak)
Nicolai Dorian	...	Donald
Rebekah Wiggins	...	Nurse
Seth Adkins	...	High School Kid
Ashton Moio	...	Lanky Kid

Storyline

In Los Alamos, New Mexico, the twelve year-old Owen is a lonely and outcast boy bullied in school by Kenny and two other classmates; at home, Owen dreams of avenging himself against the trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old next door neighbor, Abby, who only appears during the night in the playground of their building. Meanwhile, Abby's father is a wanted serial-killer who drains the blood of his victims to supply Abby, who is actually an ancient vampire. Abby advises Owen to fight Kenny; however, soon he discovers that she is a vampire, and he feels fear and love for the girl. Meanwhile a police officer is investigating the murder cases, believing that it is a satanic cult.

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Plot Keywords:

school | vampire | night | blood | boy | 

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Taglines:

Innocence dies. Abby doesn't.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, language and a brief sexual situation

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fish Head

Filming Locations:

Moana Condominiums - 1100 Alvarado Drive SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,147,479 (USA) (2 October 2010)

Gross:

$12,134,420 (USA) (3 December 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Overture Films, Exclusive Media Group, Hammer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Morse code message shown at the end of the official trailer spells out the words "Help Me".

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Goofs

When Kenny, Mark and Donald first confront Owen at the ice pond, Mark's hands are out of his jacket. When the camera angles to show Kenny, Mark and Donald's faces, Mark's hands are suddenly in his jacket.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Paramedic #1: One-three-one to dispatch, come in.
Radio Dispatcher: [after delay] One-three-one, this is dispatch, go ahead.
Paramedic #1: This is one-three-one. We have a male, mid 50s, with burns over nine to nine and a half percent of his body. Prior to our arrival on scene, the patient apparently doused his head, neck and face with some sort of highly concentrated acid. patient's airway is severely compromised due to fume inhalation. Vital signs unstable. Please advise, patient is a federal suspect. We're coming in with a ...

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Crazy Credits

The movie's end credits are in the form of black text on a white background, which is the opposite of most movie credits, which are usually white text on a black background.

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Connections

Features Romeo and Juliet (1968)

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Soundtracks

Time (Clock Of The Heart)
Written by Boy George (as George O'Dowd), Jon Moss, Roy Hay and Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig)
Performed by Culture Club
Licensed by Arrangement with EMI Virgin Music Publishing Ltd
Licensed courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd

User Reviews

A beautifully composed film

I'm not one for "scary" movies, but this movie was so much more than that. And in a time where I'm becoming more and more reluctant to watch vampire films, I needed a movie like this to remind me just how good this type of subject matter can be. Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Moretz were phenomenal. They brought a subtlety to there characters that was gently heartbreaking at times, while exquisitely silent and perceptive at others. The dynamic of the characters was tangible, and the viewer ends up with a sense - not of whether the actions of the characters are right or wrong or whether vampirism itself is okay when presented with the face of a 12-year-old girl - but of whether they themselves believe in the rightness or wrongness of where the story takes this young boy. Unlike most "scary" movies, this one leaves the viewer with something to think about when they leave the theater. And if that's not good storytelling, I don't know what is.

The soundtrack was beautifully mellow at times as well as keeping on point for the more thrilling parts of the film. The shots were lovely and simple at times and rather artistically impressive at others.