never let me go

I had my hopes pretty high for this one. It looked like a different movie, potentially sad and artistic. After finally seeing it I guess I can admit it was indeed sad and artistic, but it definitely didn’t fill my expectations. Never Let Me Go is quite the difficult movie to enjoy. The premise may be interesting, but the pacing never changes, the whole movie is in the same line, it’s slow and very calmed and do to that, it can become dull at several moments. The upsides are the performances from the cast and the artistic look to it, with great cinematography and music that stand on their own. However, overall, this is not the sci-fi drama most people would care to see and at the end it just falls flat as a forgettable and gloomy film that could have been more.

62 OUT OF 100

let me in

A different vampire-themed film, more serious, realistic and intense. This horror drama presents a more original approach into the classic blood-sucking character, making it more raw and at the same time, more human. The direction, music and art are impeccable, featuring some really amazing shots and sequences that help the environment created by the film and that we definitely don’t see every day. Also, thanks to impressive performances from its two young leads and a great original score, "Let Me In" doesn’t allow you to look away at any time, capturing your whole attention, immersing you into the events happening before your eyes, understanding the characters, feeling very close to them, perhaps way too close, as at the end, the movie leaves you with a haunting feeling of paranoia and uncertainty, a mix of emotions and a finale truly hard to forget.

87 OUT OF 100

by lui mogenno

PS. I am now very interested in watching the original film, so, soon enough, I will check it out.