Let Me In Page #3

Synopsis: In Los Alamos, New Mexico, the twelve year-old Owen is a lonely and outcast boy bullied in school by Kenny and two other classmates; at home, Owen dreams of avenging himself against the trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old next door neighbor, Abby, who only appears during the night in the playground of their building. Meanwhile, Abby's father is a wanted serial-killer who drains the blood of his victims to supply Abby, who is actually an ancient vampire. Abby advises Owen to fight Kenny; however, soon he discovers that she is a vampire, and he feels fear and love for the girl. Meanwhile a police officer is investigating the murder cases, believing that it is a satanic cult.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Director(s): Matt Reeves
Production: Overture Films
  14 wins & 28 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
79
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
2010
116 min
$12,134,420
Website
763 Views


out of your head, okay?

You mother just... she has problems... and Im

gonna talk to her.

So I dont want to hear

any more about this, alright?

alright?

...Yeah...

You have a good

night, pal. I love you.

And Im sorry about the last couple months,

but Ill see you real soon, okay?

- I promise! Maybe next weekend.

- Okay...

I love you!

Can I come in...?

...You have to say it...

...You can... come in..

Are you a vampire...?

I... need blood. To live.

- How old are you? Really.

- twelve...

But...

I been twelve for a very

long time...

Wheres your dad...?

...He wasnt... my dad...

What this stuff?

I like puzzles.

Im wanna go home now...

I wanna go.

Are you gonna let me...?

What are you gonna do to me...?

...I told you we couldnt be friends...

Hi... Are you Larry...?

can i talk to you for a

minute...?

Sure.

Sorry to bother you.

..Hows... she doing...?

Its been... quite a night

They had to give her

almost six pints of blood...

Were still waiting to

see if her body rejects it.

I wont keep you too long.

I just want...

I need to ask you about the

description you gave. Of the little girl.

You said she had dark hair

was around twelve years old,

and wasnt wearing shoes...

- Right?

- Right!

Have you ever seen this man?

Hes a suspect in a murder investigation.

Maybe... Looks like a guy

in our building

Did he have a daughter? Like the

girl you described?

I dont know.

Ive only seen him a few times...

Why?

You think this is related to the murder case?

Maybe. I began to believe that two of

victims were part of a Satanist cult.

What?

We found another body few days ago...

Same M.O. The victim was

completely drained of blood...

But there were bite marks on the

victims neck. Small ones. Like a childs

Jesus Christ!

Jesus Christ!

Virginia! God!

Jesus Christ!

No!

HI SWEETIE, MEETING WITH

THE LAWYER TONIGHT. BE HOME LATER.

THERES A POT PIE IN THE

FREEZER! I LOVE YOU! GOD BLESS! MOM.

one patient who killed cause a fire,

and one hospital nurse

when a five alarm fire broke out on the

tenth floor of littleton Memorial Hospital..

The cause of the fire is

still under investigation, but....

...Hey.

...Hey.

You... have to invite me in.

Its your home

What if I dont...?

Why cant you just come in...?

Is there something in the way...?

No! Stop! You can come in!

You can come in!

What was that?

I do not know.

I know just what's happening

invii if I'm not in there.

What if I didnt say anything...?

Would you have just kept bleeding...?

to die?

I knew you wouldnt let me...

You can borrow one of my moms old

dresses if you want...!

Hello!

Owen?

Im in here...! Free as soon!

where your children are?

Hi, Owen. Good morning. I am

in the bathroom. Please do not come in.

Want to hang out with me again tonight?

I really like you. Love, Abby.

Hello...!

Police department! Open the door

Open the door!

Police officer!

No, no! Stops!

Christ Almighty, son !

No!

Thanks!

Owen... I have to go away...

Ah! Speak of devil! There he is!

Hi!

- today we start in pool, okay?

- Okay?

- Hi, Owen!

- Hello!

Hes here...

Come on, hurry up !

face into water:

one, two, three, breath.

One, two, three, breath.

One, two, three, breath. and again.

One, two, three, breath...

- Mr. Zoric theres a fire!

- What?

- Outside! In back!

- Owen, I be right back!

- Where?

- In the basement!

Everybody go out of the pool!

What?

Move!

Lets GO!

out! out!

get out of the pool!

out!

Out!

What are you gonna do with that...?

No! No! leave me alone!

No!

No! No!

No! stop!

No! stop!

No!

stop it!

No! stop!

Grab his arms! Get his arms!

No! No! stop!

We have a little contest.

Okay?

You stay under water...

three minutes.

If you can do it Ill just give

you a little nick. On your cheek.

But if you cant... Ill poke out

one of your eyes... Got it?

An eye for an ear.

Three minutes.

Better take a deep breath ...

- Okay, Jimmy...

- Shut up!

- Come on, man...

- I said shut up!

Go!

get me out of here!

Help!

Excuse me, can I see your ticket?

That yours...?

TRAIN STARTS TO MOVE...

Eat some now, save some for later...

Eat some now, save some for later...

ReSlaN MoHaMeD from LeBaNoN

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Matt Reeves

Matthew George Reeves (born April 27, 1966) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Reeves began his career as a screenwriter for the films Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) and The Pallbearer (1996), the latter of which marked his feature-length directorial debut. He then transitioned into television as a director and co-creator of the drama series Felicity (1998–2002), alongside J.J. Abrams. Reeves has since gone on to direct the found-footage horror film Cloverfield (2008), the romantic horror film Let Me In (2010), and the critically acclaimed science fiction sequels Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). In February 2017, Warner Bros. announced that Reeves will write and direct the superhero film The Batman, which is set in the DC Extended Universe. more…

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