Let Me In
Directed by Matt ReevesA bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.
- James SaenzJune 18, 2025this is one of the few american remakes of a foreign film that isn’t laughably worse. the original swedish film is still vastly superior, but what’s here is still captivating. it borrows a lot from the original film’s screenplay while also incorporating more of the book’s horror elements; it has a darker tone and also seems like it wants to tackle satanic panic and broken families but never quite sticks the landing. there are some very tense moments, especially when thomas is out hunting for victims. it’s so obvious how much reeves’ approach to these car sequences inspired his portrayal of the riddler in the batman, like almost beat for beat; he reheated his own nachos for that film, but they’re even better there. it’s incredibly moody and atmospheric, but its sacrifice of character development for horror can definitely be felt in the relationship between owen and abby. every moment of tenderness is undoubtedly moving, but they never reach the emotional peaks of oskar and eli’s relationship in the swedish version— the bedroom scene in both films is a prime example of this disparity. i respect this adaptation, and i love the horror elements and reeves’ directorial approach, but i still prefer the original.
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Let Me In Trivia
Let Me In was released on October 1, 2010.
Let Me In was directed by Matt Reeves.
Let Me In has a runtime of 1h 56m.
Let Me In was produced by Tobin Armbrust, Alexander Yves Brunner, Guy East, Donna Gigliotti, Carl Molinder, John Nordling, Simon Oakes.
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.
The key characters in Let Me In are Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Abby (Chloë Grace Moretz), The Father (Richard Jenkins).
Let Me In is rated R.
Let Me In is a Horror, Drama, Mystery film.
Let Me In has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.
Let Me In had a budget of $20M.
Let Me In has made $24.1M at the box office.