Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is a 12-year-old boy with no friends and parents who are divorced. When at school he is bullied and when at home he spends most of his time outside in the snow until one night when he meets Eli, a pale girl who just moved in next door with her dad and is roughly the same age as Oskar. They quickly become friends and are soon spending as much time together as possible. As strange things start to happen all around them, Oskar begins to realize there’s more to Eli than meets the eye.
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN is not a horror movie in the strictest sense of the word. Yes, there’s some gore but there are no big scares. The movie is more of a drama/romance. Those of you who are now thinking ‘This ain’t for me’ then please read on, it’s in your best interest. The movie is so much more than your average run-of-the-mill vampire flick. It actually takes the time to develop the characters and in doing so still manages to hold the audience’s interest.
It keeps to the general rules of vampire myths about what they can and cannot do but doesn’t rely on over the top CGI or gore. The only small drawback if anything is the pacing. Some may find it a little too slow – It actually takes the time to the viewer time to get to know the characters and follow the story however the hardcore horror fiends may want more action and less talking. For those of you who are willing to see it through will then you’ll be rewarded by one of the best movies of 2008 and a credit to the vampire genre.
This movie is everything TWILIGHT wishes it were. Making a movie, which combines Drama with Romance and Horror could have been extremely difficult but Alfredson has got it spot on. Now lets just see Hollywood does it with the remake.
Date: 19/12/2008
Rating: 4.5/5
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