CB: As good as Matt Reeves's Let Me In is-- and it is very good, as both Josh's review and my review will tell you-- everyone is talking about how similar the movie is to Let The Right One In, the 2008 Swedish film based on the same novel. Reeves argues that he based his film primarily on the original novel, but his movie echoes Tomas Alfredson's original sometimes shot-for-shot; the two films don't just share characters and plot, but similar cinematography, performance styles and key lines of dialogues. If they're in the same family, they're not cousins but fraternal twins.
When the production of Let Me In was announced, the general consensus of Let The Right One In fans was that Matt Reeves and Hammer Films had some serious ‘splainin to do.
Let Me In is a haunting, provocative remake and in some ways is better than the original.
CGM Writes: Thanks to global warming, hitting March does not mean that we’re out of winter yet! In fact, we’re probably in the midst of the worst winter stretch. You know, that special time of year when the cold is at its coldest and everyone is so sick of it that things feel particularly dire. It’s that chapter in every winter season where most folks are over the novelty of snow and can’t even bother to pretend that they like being outside anymore. In other words, it’s the ideal season to be an indoor kid; a perfect time to snuggle up with some movies and avoid setting foot outside at all costs.
