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Let Me In was always fighting an uphill battle for acceptance: it was a horror film, a vampire film, and Let the Right One In was a favourite among dedicated film fans in general. These are all very passionate, protective groups of fans, and are fans that will rarely change their opinion. It\u2019s like people who loved Chasing Amy when they were fourteen but refuse to admit that it is exceptionally offensive towards both women and the gay community. A horror\/vampire\/film fan generally does the same thing, only they turn that denial dial up to eleven. And since these groups are, like the Kevin Smith contingent, prone to spending a lot of time on message boards and social media, they were able to convince other horror, vampire, and film fans to ignore Matt Reeves\u2019 take on a movie they liked.<\/p>\n

There are a few unfortunate facts about Let Me In, only one of which actually reads as something that should be considered a negative: it was one of the best-reviewed movies of the year, it was better than the film it was remaking, and it was one of the lowest-grossing major studio releases of 2010. People that saw it accepted that it was pretty good, but the problem is that almost nobody saw it. I didn\u2019t initially, mostly because I was dumb enough to trust what the internet was telling me. I saw the original and thought it was decent, so what could a fairly faithful American remake possibly add to that? A lot, it turns out.<\/p>\n

First of all, the film is now in English. While this seems like a point that could coax a middle-aged Jeff Foxworthy fan into liking Let Me In more than the original, it simply makes it a more enjoyable film for any English speaker. I don\u2019t speak Swedish so, while I have no problems with reading subtitles, having the movie remade in my native language without any real dip in quality allows me to focus on the other good elements of the film, which are considerable. Like the Swedish film, the kids are well cast, but in the American version, they are simply better actors. Kodi Smit-McPhee (also good in The Road) and Chloe Moretz (also good in everything else I have seen her in) have pretty great chemistry, and when neither of them have blood dripping off them, god damn are they cute together. Their depiction of a first crush is so enjoyable that even a scene where Moretz\u2019 head is literally momentarily falling apart is somehow adorable. If for no other reason, Moretz and Smit-McPhee make Let Me In a better film than its predecessor. But, of course, there are other reasons.<\/p>\n

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The supporting actors in this movie are incredible; the pairing of Smit-McPhee and Moretz was intriguing, but then the opening credits rolled and I also saw the names of two of my favourite character actors, Elias \u2018Casey Jones but also other legitimate films\u2019 Koteas and Richard \u2018Nathaniel Fisher and also pretty much every other movie made since 1998\u2019 Jenkins. Unsurprisingly, Koteas, Jenkins and the rest of the supporting players (the bully at school was such a DICK) were more enjoyable to me than their Swedish counterparts, as were the actual visuals of the movie.<\/p>\n

Matt Reeves\u2019 previous film was Cloverfield – a movie that, despite relying on what was essentially a gimmick, was pretty interesting visually. Not only does Let Me In cement that he has visual flair, but it proves he\u2019s infinitely better at creating a beautiful image when he doesn\u2019t have to worry about maintaining a handheld aesthetic. This movie is gorgeous, and the gas station car accident is one of my favourite visual sequences in recent memory. All of this combines to make a movie I really enjoyed, and one that you probably will too, so long as you don\u2019t listen to an angry message board community first.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m still kind of pissed I ignored this movie when it was in theatres. I\u2019m not a fan of the idea that I let people I\u2019ve never met talk me out of seeing a movie, and I hate the fact that I had seemingly written off all remakes simply because other remakes were bad. I know their success rate isn\u2019t particularly high, but when a remake can still produce something as good as Let Me In, we need to make sure we let the right one win.<\/p>\n