Let the Right One In (Sweden 2008)
Based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, I picked up a copy of the DVD in the HMV sales this weekend. I had seen this on the big screen earlier this year having convinced a few of the girls that this would be their thing. Despite all the gore, grind, and the graphic nature of some of director Tomas Alfredson's scenes my mates enjoyed this! It would seem that this is attributed to the romantic nature of the plot.
As well as creating the novel, John Ajvide Lindqvist wrote the screenplay for Let the Right One In thus the film remains faithful to the novel. Let the Right One In or Lat den ratte komma can be described as a love story, one that is unconventional and even disturbing at times. Nevertheless the difficult nature of the protagonists' love affair proves to be tremendously engaging.
Set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg the plot centres around two children, Eli (Lina Leandersson) and Oskar (Kare Hedebrant). Oskar is 12 years old and is being bullied at school. Eli moves in next door to Oskar and he takes a liking to her. From there the pair's relationship flourishes but under unusual circumstances. Let the Right One In is, in essence, a vampire story and the truth behind Eli's circumstances is quite disquieting.
Empire Magazine describe it as "The Best Horror Film Of The Year" this review can be found printed across the cover of the DVD. Describing this film as the the best horror film of the year is scarcely a compliment when one considers some of this year's releases: My Blood Valentine 3D, Friday the 13th (remake), and The Uninvited (remake of Kim Ji-woon's A Tale of Two Sisters). I would like to describe it as the greatest vampire film of the decade. Controversial? Maybe. Even so Let the Right One In fuses romance and horror together resulting in a delightfully disturbing plot that makes this one to add to the DVD collection.
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