Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Michael Allen
*This excellent review has been written by UVic graduate Ed Sum. Enjoy!
Director/writer: Matt Reeves.
Rating: 3/5.
Mixed between a love story and the economics of Americana comes a tale of woe. Let Me In delivers short mixed messages in what is labelled a tale of terror - albeit more with a flair of Alfred Hitchcock at the helm. This respected film-maker is the master of suspense and psychological thriller, and director Matt Reeves does a great job of mimicking that style, adding some nice cinematics, and copying the Swedish book and film without a care in the world.
But for those fans asking why remake this movie at all, the answer is perhaps Reeves wanted to put his own interpretation in it as well. Reeves admitted that he wanted to make the tale more accessible to American audiences and he does succeed in that. He's incorporating some social-political commentary into the piece and that's not really needed. What he is trying to say about Reaganism is clear, and sadly, it just doesn't work!
There is really no comparing to which is better, but what's more easier to digest.
Set in an economic hole of a winter-ridden Los Alamos, New Mexico, Cody (Kodi Smit-McPhee) essentially lives in a tenement where he can safely act out his fantasies of revenge. At school he's a timid boy who gets bullied daily. When a mysterious girl Anna (Chloë Moretz) moves in, what transpires is heart-breaking and dastardly at the same time. Anna tells Cody that he can fight back, but does he?
The two actors are spectacular in their respective roles and it could earn McPhee yet another nod come award season. Moretz comes close, and she can follow in the same career path as Emma Watson if she's not careful in the future. Typecasting is never good and thankfully, she can out act Watson any day of the week.
And Reeves is just as much of a mixed bag too. When his film meanders between outdated sensibilities to the loss of innocence, the message is best left to the original version to look at than this one, where there are no clumsy CGI effects to ruin the flow.
The film's fan page is here:
Let Me In on Facebook
As well, the Red Band trailer for the film is here, on 28DLA:
Let Me In Red Band Trailer
Also, a critical piece on adapting the "Let the Right One In" novel for the second time is here:
Why Make Another Film?
If you are a foodie, please visit Ed Sum's food and critique blog, Two Hungry Blokes here:
Two Hungry Blokes Blog/Site
The soundtrack for Let Me In will be available October 12th and a track list can be found by clicking on this link:
Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA
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Director/writer: Matt Reeves.
Rating: 3/5.
Mixed between a love story and the economics of Americana comes a tale of woe. Let Me In delivers short mixed messages in what is labelled a tale of terror - albeit more with a flair of Alfred Hitchcock at the helm. This respected film-maker is the master of suspense and psychological thriller, and director Matt Reeves does a great job of mimicking that style, adding some nice cinematics, and copying the Swedish book and film without a care in the world.
But for those fans asking why remake this movie at all, the answer is perhaps Reeves wanted to put his own interpretation in it as well. Reeves admitted that he wanted to make the tale more accessible to American audiences and he does succeed in that. He's incorporating some social-political commentary into the piece and that's not really needed. What he is trying to say about Reaganism is clear, and sadly, it just doesn't work!
There is really no comparing to which is better, but what's more easier to digest.
Set in an economic hole of a winter-ridden Los Alamos, New Mexico, Cody (Kodi Smit-McPhee) essentially lives in a tenement where he can safely act out his fantasies of revenge. At school he's a timid boy who gets bullied daily. When a mysterious girl Anna (Chloë Moretz) moves in, what transpires is heart-breaking and dastardly at the same time. Anna tells Cody that he can fight back, but does he?
The two actors are spectacular in their respective roles and it could earn McPhee yet another nod come award season. Moretz comes close, and she can follow in the same career path as Emma Watson if she's not careful in the future. Typecasting is never good and thankfully, she can out act Watson any day of the week.
And Reeves is just as much of a mixed bag too. When his film meanders between outdated sensibilities to the loss of innocence, the message is best left to the original version to look at than this one, where there are no clumsy CGI effects to ruin the flow.
The film's fan page is here:
Let Me In on Facebook
As well, the Red Band trailer for the film is here, on 28DLA:
Let Me In Red Band Trailer
Also, a critical piece on adapting the "Let the Right One In" novel for the second time is here:
Why Make Another Film?
If you are a foodie, please visit Ed Sum's food and critique blog, Two Hungry Blokes here:
Two Hungry Blokes Blog/Site
The soundtrack for Let Me In will be available October 12th and a track list can be found by clicking on this link:
Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA
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