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Let the Right One In

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Let Me In (2010): first impressions
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Let Me In (2010): first impressions

Okay, this Halloween's vampire movie, Let Me In, is very well made. Much better than anything I would expect from the director of Cloverfield. Cinematic, patient, thoughtful, well-acted. But that doesn't excuse it. ... The film that inspired it — Let the Right One In — is barely two
23 Oct 2010 3 min read
Let the Right One In (2008)
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Let the Right One In (2008)

This review was originally published at Good Letters, the daily blog for Image journal. • NOTE: The following (including the comment thread) contains spoilers about scenes in the film Let the Right One In. • Blood on her lips, eyes wide with lust, Eli stares at Oskar and commands him to run.
18 Feb 2009 4 min read
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