I had actually forgotten about this movie and it was not a commercial success but it was a critical success, it is however worth watching and kind of atypical as far as vampire movies are concerned.

This is apparently a remake of a Swedish film called "Let the Right One In," which i haven't seen. Many of the critics claim the original Swedish film was better and that is certainly something i can identify with. The last Swedish film I watched, "the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was much better in Swedish than the USA couterpart.

Let me in is not a typical monster movie as it involves a couple of kids who happen to be neighbors: One of them is a vampire and the other one is not. The actors Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloë Grace Moretz were particularly good in their roles, showing incredible chemistry and maturity despite the fact they are both quite young. I was surprised because I am extra critical of child actors, who I normally do not care for.

You might notice that I am not revealing a great deal about the storyline because I don't want to ruin it. Basically if you are a fan of horror or i guess this would be considered a horror/ drama movie, you should give it a try. The movie is quite dark as you would expect in a vampire film, but there are some interesting twists that take place that I can promise you won't see coming. The relationship between the two kids is quite touching and the mystery afforded by Abby's (Chloë Grace Moretz) "father" is another story in itself.

Overall this movie was well-received and was all but universally praised by critics. Therefore I have a difficult time understanding how it is that it barely made its budget back. Let me In won a wide variety of awards from many different award ceremonies but unfortunately none of the major ones paid them any mind. I suppose the horror genre doesn't generally attract the attention of the Oscar committee.

This trailer is epic