The American version of the Swedish film, Let the right one in. With strong critical reviews on the most part this looked like they could have made a decent US version for once.
What's it about? A young girl moves into a small town and befriends a lonely, bullied boy, but she hides a terrible secret.
Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz, Richard Jenkins and Elias Koteas.
Written by Matt Reeves
Soundtrack by Michael Giacchino
Directed by Matt Reeves
What I liked? The look of the film, the lead cast, the kids are superb. Abby's vampire face, her eyes are amazing.
What I didn't like? The CGI Abby! The swimming pool scene.
Summary: So close, but one thing and one thing only ruined this film for me. The CGI Abby, in the attacks, climbing the tree and jumping the fence, all looked terrible and just broke the spell of the film. The worst thing is the other parts of the film are terrific, the two kids Smit-McPhee and Moretz are brilliant, the small supporting cast all perform with the little they have. Yet the story is about the two kids friendship and Reeves really brings that to the fore, he does a great job with the direction. Some of the scenes are beautifully shot, just like the original, and Reeve's demonstrates a good visual awareness and I'm looking forward to his next project.
The only place he drops the ball is with the CGI Abby, the attacks become cartoon like in away, I can see what they wanted to try to emphasize that Abby was a ferocious monster, but it just looked wrong!
Overall, brilliant performances and some great direction are spoilt by some poor CGI! (7/10)
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