Movie | Let Me In | PASS

I swore to myself that I would never see this. The original was such a disturbing, compelling, beautiful, gruesome and heart wrenching horror movie that there could be no way that a remake could be a smidgeon as good. And just 2 years after the release of the original! Clearly they just jumped on the bandwagon and tried to ride it.

Wrong. While it loses any originality points, all of the elements are there in a fascinating, superb way. Yes, it's slightly different (ever so), but somehow the dumbing down for us 'Mericans seems to have worked in a positive way and the plot is a tad more linear. Though, that could also be seen as a negative. But still, the story is so complex and stunningly interwoven, that I don't think so.

Half-heard conversations, out of focus frames and long periods of isolated and isolating scenes...fantastic production all the way round. And they didn't screw it up with a ludicrous soundtrack. Instead, they created a subdued orchestral piece, interspersed with 80's gems like "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors.

Same director as Cloverfield (who also adapted the screenplay and don't worry, he dumps the nauseatingly shaky camera here) and if you liked the original, you'll like this one. In fact, you may enjoy it more if you have seen the original, because you can really savor the twists and turns. If you haven't seen Let Me In, be prepared for one of the best horror movies for thinking people of the last couple of years. It's not necessary to see the original. See either, or if you don't like subtitles, see this one. You won't be sorry either way. A PASS and possibly one of the best blatant remakes ever.