10.00p 10.02.2010
Let Me In
Marcus Crosswoods UltraScreen Cinema
Synopsis
Twelve-year old Owen is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants of his apartment complex. His only friend is his new neighbor Abby, an eerily self-possessed young girl who lives next door with her silent father. A frail, troubled child about Owens's age, Recognizing a fellow outcast, Owen opens up to her and before long, the two form a unique bond. When Abby's father disappears, the terrified girl is left to fend for herself. Still, she rebuffs Owen's efforts to help her, leading the imaginative Owen to suspect she's hiding an unthinkable secret.
I was quite surprised by this movie. The billing for it was all wrong. It ended up well in the realm of drama with the occasional jump scare.
ReplyDeleteThe pacing of the movie was slow for the general public, which is why I think the "scares" helped move the story along, but I enjoyed it. It really let you in (forgive the pun) to the isolation that the main character felt. The mom is hardly ever in frame, and never in focus. The dad is just a voice on the phone. No friends come around, and all you see are bullies.
All in all, I don't know if I'll buy it on DVD, but it was definitely a good flick to watch.