
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 adv... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanDirector Matt Reeves (who also made the much rawer "Cloverfield") so deeply understands the nature of childhood terror that Let Me In burns with a white-hot clarity. |
| Moving Pictures MagazineAnnlee EllingsonFar from the bloodlusty teen fantasies of Twilight and True Blood, Let Me In serves as a delicate metaphor for adolescent angst in the Reagan-era 1980s. |
| Newark Star-LedgerStephen WhittyIf you like dank, disturbing little horror movies, invite Let Me In into your moviegoing schedule. |
| VarietyPeter Debruge"Cloverfield" director Matt Reeves hasn't ruined the elegant Swedish vampire story by remaking it. If anything, he's made some improvements, including the addition of a tense action-horror sequence in the middle of the film. |
| Uncut Magazine [UK]Michael BonnerTo his credit, Cloverfield director Matt Reeves makes a good fist of this. |
| News of the WorldRobbie CollinHas the emotional depth to break your heart as well as stop it. |
| Critic's NotebookRobert LevinThe film deserves immediate comparison with the horror genre?s all-time classics. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesIf you haven't seen the original, that just means you have two treats in store. |
| TechlandSteven SnyderStripping away the mysticism and sexuality of vampire lore, Let Me In has taken everything tantalizing about fanged thrillers and converted it instead into an element of agony |
| NOW TorontoNorman WilnerGiven that Tomas Alfredson's 2008 chiller Let The Right One In was so distinctly Swedish, it's amazing how well the material withstands the transfer to a New Mexico setting. |