Let the Right One In
October 30th 2011 22:54
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Screenplay: John Ajvide Lindqvist (from his novel Lat Den Ratte Komma In)
Production: Sweden
Year: 2007
Sub-genre tags: vampire, young romance, supernatural
Logline: A bullied young boy is befriended by his new neighbour, a peculiar and fearless young girl, who he later discovers is a reluctant vampire.
Core cast: Kare Hedebrant (Oskar), Lina Leandersson (Eli), Per Ragnar (Hakan), Ika Nord (Virginia), Peter Carlberg (Lacke)
Memorable moment: The swimming pool scene near movie's end.
Curious Fact:The English-translated title of the book and film, Let The Right One In, is taken from lyrics to the song Let the Right One Slip In by Morrisey, but is specifically a reference to the vampire mythology that vampires must be invited into a home.
Intensity levels:
Blood & gore: medium
Fear factor and/or frights: low
Likelihood of bad dreams (disturbing content): low
Horrorphile’s two cents: Doesn’t try and re-invent the vampire mythology, instead it uniquely blends awkward romance with the loss of innocence amidst the horror of desperation ... Shadowy poetic tone is evident throughout ... the unusual mix of adult themes in the context of a children’s coming-of-age narrative, it’s a disquieting, heady brew, told with literary intelligence and cinematic confidence.
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