The movie itself gets a 3 out of 5, but the ‘.2’ was added because of the rubik’s cube!
I think this is the first vampire movie I have ever seen. Knowing what other types of vampire movies are popular nowadays, I’ve been trying to avoid them. Although I remember being told when this movie first came out, it was a vampire movie, I actually forgot. With that being said, a friend had highly recommended this movie, so I knew it probably wasn’t like the other vampire movies.
Let me start this review by saying, holly mother of creepfest! I cannot tell you how many times I got the chills watching this movie! For a movie that didn’t have a whole lot happen, it was pretty entertaining. Those parts that nothing was really happening was building up to the parts that did; and boy, did those parts deliver! This movie wasn’t just about killing and gory deaths, emotion and relationships were added in with different characters.
This movie is a remake, and I haven’t seen the original, but I’ve read several reviews on IMDB that said that this movie does the original justice.
Acting:
The kid that played Owen was so good! His looks fit the role, his voice fit the role, and overall, Kodi Smit-McPhee WAS Owen.
I had no idea that the police officer in this movie was Casey Jones from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! I also didn’t know that Elias Koteas was still acting and I’m happy he is because he is a good actor. And yay that he’s Canadian!
A couple minutes after Abby was introduced, I had to stop the movie and find out who she was because she looked so familiar. I had no idea it was the Hit Girl from Kick-Ass! I did not like her character in that movie, although I think she did an okay job with the role. But Chloe Moretz was a perfect fit with Abby. She was a solid actress, and at no point in this movie did her acting seemed forced.
Richard Jenkins. Need I say more? This guy is amazing! He is such a versatile actor; he is able to play practically any role given to him and he was great with this role as Abby’s father. This character, like many others, was creepy, and Jenkins was awesome – business as usual for him.
Cinematography:
The director defiantly paid attention to the camera angles and ended up with some good shots. One that stands out was the scene that Owen was looking through his telescope into the neighbours houses and we see the light shine through the telescope and onto his eye. Another part worth mentioning was the camera angle before and during a car crash – it gave the viewer a great perspective. The whole fire part in the hospital was kind of meh, but it was necessary to add it in (I won’t elaborate any further because I feel as if I might say too much and give something away; although it is obvious that most scenes take place at night).
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