Don't Let Her In

Dont Let Her In is a great example of quality film making created on a budget. It only has 4 characters and one of them wasnt even necessary.

Very good acting, surprisingly well shot considering the 125K budget and it is a fun, evil, little story.

It has some predictable moments which are easy to overlook.

Lorin Doctor steals this movie. She is the perfect mix of evil, gorgeous and crazy. But it is Kelly Curran's performance that makes the premise of this story believable.

It's only an hour long and is a fun, sexy, little piece of horror candy.

A good watch. Enjoyed the role of Serena played by Lorin Doctor. Pretty good special effects, and a decent story. Would recommend to any horror/demon fans.

Remember going to the cinema when a main feature would always have a support movie on first ? Well his film running at just over the hour mark would be perfect for a Hollywood blockbuster horror.

It's a well trodden plot, been done a lot before. Rosemary's baby esk, witchcraft and the like.

Anyway the breakdown is.

Acting, good Lightning, good. Never too dark. A usual problem with horror movies.

Effects, cheesy but not overly cheap looking.

Plot. At an hour run time there isn't much of a one but it's fast paced which I liked.

Well worth an hour of any horror fans time. A beer and a pizza lovely night in.

Granted, when I sat down to watch the 2021 horror movie "Don't Let Her In" and I saw that this was a Full Moon Features film, then I wasn't really overly impressed, especially since that company tends to make some rather dubious low budget horror movies. But I was intrigued by the movie's cover/poster, and since I hadn't already seen it, of course I opted to give "Don't Let Her In" a chance.

And I have to say that writer and director Ted Nicolaou actually managed to break that particular formula that Full Moon Features have been squeezing every last drop out of thus far. So it was actually a refreshing horror movie that TEd Nicolaou added to the Full Moon Features library.

The storyline told in "Don't Let Her In" was entertaining, albeit somewhat predictable and generic. But it made for some adequate entertaining, and it was definitely a step up in the production value and visual presentation for Full Moon Features.

Now, it should be said that the movie's cover misrepresents the movie somewhat, as that creature's face as seen on the cover got nothing to do with the movie in any way.

"Don't Let Her In" has a rather small cast ensemble that includes the likes of Kelly Curran, Lorin Doctor, Austin James Parker and Cole Pendery, none of whom I have ever seen before. The acting performances in the movie were adequate. And if I have to single out a single performance, it would be Lorin Doctor in the role of Serena, as she carried the majority of the movie actually.

Visually then "Don't Let Her In" was adequate. This is not a multi-million dollar Hollywood CGI or special effects gallore, for sure. But it was actually rather nice, and for a Full Moon Features production it was certainly a step up the ladder.

"Don't Let Her In" is watchable, but it was not an outstanding or particularly memorable addition to the horror genre. So this is not really a movie that I would recommend you rush out to get your hands on. But if it happens to land in your lap, by all means, give it a go.

My rating of "Don't Let Her In" lands on a mediocre five out of ten stars.

Not sure what I expected from this. Back in the day it would definitely have been straight to video, that's for sure.

The acting is...wooden. Yeah, that's the word. There's only 4 credited cast and only two of them are anything other than tokens. 10/10 for the men being the token fillers, mind. One delivers his lines like he's reading them off the wall. The other is...quite convincing because I suspect he's just being himself.

The ladies are considerably better, though as they carry the bulk of the script and action they need to be. Not just eye candy. While they're unlikely to trouble the Oscars committee, they deliver.

The script isn't great, the storyline is almost non existent but the effects are OK (pretty good for the budget, in fact) and the ending is neat.

Well shot. Well directed. Worth seeing if you're bored but don't expect horror or soft porn because it isn't either, really. Just a slightly supernatural thriller.