Preview: Let Me In (2010)

Synopsis:

A remake of the acclaimed Swedish horror film Let the Right One In about a strange child who drinks the blood of the living.

• Poster: C-; B-; C; D+

Review:

The first poster, though richly detailed in its minimalist approach, lacks any real idea of what the film stands for. It merely suggests a bloody film with a female protagonist.

While the second poster doesn't give any concept of the film's subject, it's a devilishly clever image that uses the winter setting of the film and the snow angels made within it as a suggestive jumping point for a slight trail of blood.

Today's two posters are merely re-designs of the posters revealed previously. This first one fails to live up to the merits of the original and simply goes a bit overboard.

The second poster also fails to live up to its forebear, adding too much brightness to a poster that was full of rich contrast.

• Trailer: D

Review:

There were so many things I worried about in an American retelling of the terrific film Let the Right One In and this trailer hits nearly every one of those problems from too many shot-for-shot selections, to poor performances and a general lack of respect for the original.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

Release Date:

• October 1, 2010

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (July 26, 2010) Original

-Wesley Lovell (September 9, 2010) New Poster