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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe film’s derivativeness — residents literally fight darkness with light — is countered by strong acting from the two leads and a director who just might be having the time of his life. That apparent delight seeps into almost every frame, giving the film a guileless warmth that drew my good will.
- 50Original-CinThom ErnstOriginal-CinThom ErnstAlthough Let Us In is billed as a science-fiction/horror for young adults, it’s hard to imagine anyone identifying as a teen or tween finding much interest beyond a rudimentary curiosity of an online urban myth getting the feature-length film treatment.
- 45PolygonQuinci LeGardyePolygonQuinci LeGardyeWhile Let Us In has a promising horror sci-fi premise, it squanders its potential by never finding any depth, nuance, or resonance in a legend kids actually find authentically creepy.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreBell classes up the joint enough to shame director and co-writer Craig Moss (the “Bad Ass” movies) into wishing he’d at least kept his black-eyed children as serious as Bell. “Deadpan” doesn’t work when your scary, monstrous villains let us in on their smirk.