Let Me In

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"Cloverfield" director Matt Reeves hasn't ruined the elegant Swedish vampire story by remaking it. If anything, he's made some improvements, including the addition of a tense action-horror sequence in the middle of the film.

Salon by Andrew O'Hehir

An imaginative and largely intact retelling of this gory, troubling, uniquely sweet and uniquely dark vampire tale.

Arizona Republic by Bill Goodykoontz

Succeeds in portraying a life so solitary that, even when he knows what's going on, that's a deal Owen is willing to make.

Time Out by Joshua Rothkopf

The new Let Me In does more than merely preserve the original's mood; it actually improves on it.

The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen

Key to the remake's ultimate success is the casting of the troubled young leads.Smit-McPhee and Moretz possess the soulful depth and pre-adolescent vulnerability necessary to keep it compellingly real.

Village Voice by Nick Pinkerton

There's a human tragedy somewhere here-but aggrandized puppy-love romance and stylish revenge fantasy is all that lingers.

Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

The surprise of Let Me In is that director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) hasn't just remade the Swedish cult vampire film "Let the Right One In" into a more fluid and visceral movie. He's made it more dangerous.

Boxoffice Magazine by Pete Hammond

Let Me In eclipses "Twilight" in every way, leaving you thirsty for more of this haunting, touching and unforgettable thriller.

Orlando Sentinel by Roger Moore

Reeves has Americanized a very good foreign film without defanging it.

Tampa Bay Times by Steve Persall

This is how a romantic vampire flick should work.