STAY THE FIGHT! STRENGTH, EFFORT, AND DISCIPLINE. THESE ARE THE WATCH WORDS OF A WARRIOR -- Kevin Michael Vance
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STAY THE FIGHT! STRENGTH, EFFORT, AND DISCIPLINE. THESE ARE THE WATCH WORDS OF A WARRIOR -- Kevin Michael Vance
STAY THE FIGHT! STRENGTH, EFFORT, AND DISCIPLINE. THESE ARE THE WATCH WORDS OF A WARRIOR -- Kevin Michael Vance

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Title: LET ME IN
Director: Matt Reeves
Year: 2010
Reviewed: February 23, 2011

Rating:   Rice Cake-Lowest Rating
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  LET ME IN

"Let Me In", the (I guess) American version, of the Swedish film "Let the Right One In", based on the Swedish novel by the same name is actually quite a good movie. The direction is good, the pacing superb, the cinematography sublime, and the acting superlative. There were a few things simply not right, considering the movie was supposedly set in 1983. The lead bully has a Justin Bieber haircut. I was there in 1983, and no one, especially psychopathic bullies, wore their hair like that. He would have been better suited with a mullet and a golden cross earring. But enough about my quibbles, at the end of the day, one has to ask the simple question, why? Why make a movie that is, almost shot for shot, an exact replica of the Swedish film? You could argue that your bringing the story to a wider audience, and that might be true. However, I truly do not understand the impetus behind copying a film not even three years old, and a film that in its own right is a stunning masterpiece of mystery, horror, and love. "Let the Right One In" is brilliant in every aspect. "Let Me In" is a facsimile, a copy. It's a good copy, and if you haven't seen the former you won't be disappointed by the latter, but I just don't see the point.

Therefore, "Let Me In" gets a RICE CAKE review.
   



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