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Let the Wrong One In

  • 2021
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
1.5K
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Anthony Head, Mary Murray, and Karl Rice in Let the Wrong One In (2021)
Vampire HorrorActionComedyHorror

A young supermarket worker discovers that his older brother is a vampire and must choose whether to help him or slay him.A young supermarket worker discovers that his older brother is a vampire and must choose whether to help him or slay him.A young supermarket worker discovers that his older brother is a vampire and must choose whether to help him or slay him.

  • Director
    • Conor McMahon
  • Writer
    • Conor McMahon
  • Stars
    • Karl Rice
    • Eoin Duffy
    • Anthony Head
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    1.5K
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    • Director
      • Conor McMahon
    • Writer
      • Conor McMahon
    • Stars
      • Karl Rice
      • Eoin Duffy
      • Anthony Head
    • 26User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Karl Rice
    • Matt
    Eoin Duffy
    Eoin Duffy
    • Deco
    Anthony Head
    Anthony Head
    • Henry
    David Pearse
    David Pearse
    • Frank
    Lisa Haskins
    Lisa Haskins
    • Natalie
    Hilda Fay
    Hilda Fay
    • Ma
    Mary Murray
    Mary Murray
    • Sheila
    Laura Murray
    • Alison
    Denise McCormack
    Denise McCormack
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    Bríd Ní Chomain
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    Amy Coleman
    • Amy
    Aisling McArdle
    • Liz
    Jed Murray
    Jed Murray
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    Lexie O'Leary
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    Brooke Gray
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    Joe Dowling
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      • Conor McMahon
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    6killercharm

    cute, silly and funny

    Comedy about Deco, a slacker drug-addict in recovery who turns vampire. He races the sun home only to be heckled. Vampires aren't that uncommon here in Dublin. He needs help from his brother but his family have had it with him fokking up so much. This is like the Irish Bordello of Blood. Instead of a bordello they go to a night club hosted by the OG vampire queen bee. This flick is cute, silly and funny.
    5aronharde

    Simple low budget horror

    'Let The Wrong One in' is a 2021 horror comedy by Conor McMahon. I was familiar with his previous movies 'From The Dark' and 'Stitches' which I both liked. This movie is kind of a mixture between those two movies. It's a vampire movie like 'From The Dark' and it has the comedic aspects from 'Stitches'.

    Younger brother Matt is visited by his older brother Deco who lives a questionable lifestyle and got thrown out of his house by their mother. But Deco does not visit for a family reunion, he got bit in the neck by a woman and now seems to turn into a vampire. Now Matt has to decide if he wants to help his brother or needs to stop or even kill him to save others.

    The movie did a good job for its low budget and the british humour was good. Also there was lots of blood and some gore involved. The movie overall has a similar vibe to 'Shaun of the Dead' but obviously with the much lower budget and not quite as good. If you like light horror comedies and don't mind the low budget you will probably enjoy this one. [5,1/10]
    6paul_m_haakonsen

    A vampire comedy with a bite...

    I stumbled upon the 2021 horror comedy "Let the Wrong One In" by random chance here in 2022. And of course with it being a horror comedy and a movie that I hadn't already seen then I had to sit down and watch it. Now, I hadn't even heard about "Let the Wrong One In" prior to watching it, so I wasn't sure what writer and director Conor McMahon had in store for me.

    And as it turned out then "Let the Wrong One In" was actually surprisingly entertaining and enjoyable. It was a nice approach on the vampire genre, and the comedy in the movie was good. Not really the type of comedy that had be toppled over laughing, but it was a make-you-feel-good kind of comedy. And it definitely worked in favor of the movie.

    The storyline was adequate, albeit somewhat on the generic side actually. But luckily then the character gallery more than made up for the shortcomings of the storyline. And also the acting performances did quite a lot to alleviate the somewhat generic storyline.

    I was surprised to see Anthony Head on the cast list in "Let the Wrong One In", but it was a nice surprise, because he usually does add a lot of charm and flavor to the things he stars in. And such was also the case for "Let the Wrong One In". I wasn't familiar with lead actors Karl Rice (playing Matt) and Eoin Duffy (playing Deco), but they were nicely cast and carried the movie quite well.

    Something that really worked out for "Let the Wrong One In" was the blood and mayhem. That was quite a treat, and it was a nice surprise, because I wasn't expecting that from a movie such as this.

    If you have the chance to sit down and watch "Let the Wrong One In", then do so. Especially if you enjoy horror comedies with a vampire theme. I was genuinely entertained by this movie.

    My rating of "Let the Wrong One In" lands on a six out of ten stars.
    6Reviews_of_the_Dead

    Fun Little Comedy Combining Inner City Dublin and Vampires

    This is a movie that I caught part of the trailer while going to the Gateway Film Center. I let Jaime watch it and this one intrigued her. There were limited showings of it though, so she wanted me to go and report back. I did know coming in that this played at FrightFest where Duncan from the Podcast Under the Stairs saw it along with, I believe, Scott and Liam vs. Evil. Seeing the title, I figured this was a play on Let the Right One In, but just more of a comedic take. The synopsis is a young supermarket worker discovers his older brother is a vampire and must choose whether to help him or slay him.

    We start this in Transylvania for a bachelorette party. Sheila (Mary Murray) is getting married and she is there celebrating with her friends. It appears that she stole a beer from a bar and didn't pay so a bouncer is chasing her. He corners her but flees in terror. A vampire has appeared behind Sheila.

    The movie then shifts to Dublin, Ireland. Matt (Karl Rice) lives with his mother, played by Hilda Fay. She wakes him up as he makes a great breakfast. While they eat, we learn that Matt has a brother, Deco (Eoin Duffy). We see him stumbling around and needing to avoid the sun. There is a funny scene of him using a broken umbrella as he makes his way to his family's house. The problem is that he cannot enter. Ma is still upset with him. Matt has a soft spot for him and also feels a bit guilty. After their mother leaves, Matt invites him in.

    Deco's problem is much bigger than one he's ever had. He wants Matt's help, but he must go to work. He decides to call off when Deco vomits blood all over him. He tries to call a doctor for his older brother, but this takes a turn. Deco's urges are getting worse the longer he goes without blood.

    Complicating things even more, there is a vampire hunter searching for creatures of the night. His name is Henry (Anthony Head). Sheila is also from Dublin and returned as a vampire. She is the one who bit Deco. She is turning others almost on a nightly basis. This is becoming problematic and drawing attention, so she comes up with a foolproof plan, in her eyes, to allow her and her friends to feed more easily. As the synopsis states, Matt must decide what to do with his brother as well as this growing problem in the city.

    That is where I'm going to leave my recap for this movie. Where I want to start is that this is an odd comedy. As I said in my opening paragraph, I saw this movie in the theater. I do think that hurt my viewing of the movie. I didn't have a bad experience, but the accents of some people are a bit thick where I couldn't understand what they were saying. That made me miss some of the jokes. It didn't ruin the movie, but it hurt it.

    Sticking with the theme of this being odd, we are blending something like Shaun of the Dead with even dumber comedy and mixing in drugs. We don't see the latter, but that is what Deco is accused of. There is some heart in here. To explain my comparisons, we have Matt who feels guilty about Deco being kicked out of the house. Ma is so upset with Deco, she doesn't even want to hear his name spoken. This made me think of the relationship between Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Peter Serafinowicz. The latter hating Nick, but Simon is his friend and defends him. The antics in this movie are funny. Matt wants to help Deco, but he's bitter. I can't fault him for feeling that way. The problem is that he's making bad decisions that result in him being in the place that he is. We are with a middle-class family that is a step up from struggling, so there is that as well.

    There is an issue I have with this film though. I was bored. Part of it goes back to not understanding what people were saying, which I think subtitles will fix. The other problem though is that we focus on the relationship between Matt and Deco too much. Some of it was funny, but then it goes on for too long. The more interesting thing to me is Sheila and what is she is doing. We get a bit of that and it is the catalyst to what starts everything. The movie almost seems to forget about her for long stretches. It is interesting though since they introduce that Henry has a connection there. I'd bet not everyone has my problems, but I unfortunately did.

    That should be enough for the story so I will go to the acting. I thought that Rice was solid as our lead. It is interesting that in the beginning he feels guilty for the predicament that Deco is in. We see as it goes on that he gets stronger as a character and stands up for himself. That works as our hero. Duffy is quite funny as his older brother. He has some street smarts, but also does things that get him into trouble. Head is fine as our vampire hunter. It is funny with his role from Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series. Fay is good as the mother. She is in a tough spot so I don't blame her. Lisa Haskins plays Natalie who is the scary girlfriend to Deco. I thought she worked. Murray and the rest of the vampires were also solid as well to help round this out for what was needed.

    Then the last things are the effects, cinematography and the soundtrack. For the former, I thought the practical ones were good. There was one time with blood spray that I could tell wasn't coming from a character's mouth. I'll give credit for trying. The look of the vampires is good. When we get into that a bit more, I like what they do with practical effects. The CGI wasn't great. It did take me out to be honest. There is a moment with a bat though that had me laughing. I think they ran that gag just a bit too long though. Going from there, I'd say the cinematography was good. This movie is shot well from what I could see. There is a moment of green screen that wasn't great, but not horrible either. Then finally the soundtrack I thought fit the movie for what it needed in my opinion. It didn't take me out of the movie or enhance it too much.

    In conclusion, I thought this movie had some promise. Not sure that it fully captures it though. We have an interesting premise with this family and their issues. Coupling that with one of them becoming a vampire, having a hunter after him while a growing menace of more of these creatures. I think that the practical effects were solid, the cinematography and soundtrack were fine. I did have issues understanding characters so not all the jokes landed during this first viewing. The CGI wasn't great and the film is a bit boring for what they focused on. I would say that because of it, this movie is just over average for me and lacking elements for me to go higher.

    My Rating: 6 out of 10.
    8iwantatoupee

    At last something worth watching

    I've spent many weeks looking for a new horror movie to watch that I can actually enjoy.

    So much garbage is being made these days, it's painful for the eyes.

    That's why I normally watch old films because then I know they'll be worth viewing.

    But something about this film struck me before I even watched it and that was the play on title, Let the WRONG One In. Haha.

    This film is a little gem. Excellent humour and brilliant knockabout stuff. All the cast are brilliant. Nothing is forced, it just happens naturally.

    I don't usually like horror comedies as the humour often doesn't work. But yes, this is a fun watch definitely. I'd say this is a 6/10 film but I am gonna bump that score up to 8/10, because it deserves it, holding my attention and I enjoyed it.

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    • Trivia
      The scenes in the vampire nightclub were filmed in the Dublin tourist attraction "Bram Stoker's Castle Dracula", which has since closed.
    • Goofs
      Ma is calling Matt on his cell phone during the attic fight with Deco. She is heard as if she's on Speaker, but the phone setting shows that she isn't. This is rectified in the next scene.
    • Crazy credits
      In a mid-credit scene, two carjackers are stealing Henry's taxi, but soon regret it.
    • Connections
      References Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      I've Retired
      Written and performed by Bobby Aherne (No Monster Club)

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    • Release date
      • January 20, 2023 (Ireland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Girme Kanıma
    • Production companies
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      • Abandoned Films
      • BAI
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      • $13,303
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      1 hour 40 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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