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Let the Right One in (DVD, 2008)
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Features Actors:Lina Leandersson, KÃ¥re Hedebrant,Per Ragnar Running Time:114 Min. Rating:R In Let the Right One In, 12-year-old Oskar (future heartbreaker Kåre Hedebrant) and Eli (Lina Leandersson) enter into a deadly form of puppy love. The product of divorce, Oskar lives with his harried mother, while his new neighbor resides with a mystery man named Håkan (Per Ragnar), who takes care of her unique dietary needs. From the wintery moment in 1982 that the lonely, towheaded boy spots the strange, dark-haired girl skulking around their outer-Stockholm tenement, he senses a kindred spirit. They bond, innocently enough, over a Rubik's Cube, but little does Oskar realize that Eli has been 12 for a very long time. Meanwhile, at school, bullies torment the pale and morbid student mercilessly. Through his friendship with Eli, Oskar doesn't just learn how to defend himself, but to become a sort of predator himself, begging the question as to whether Eli really exists or whether she represents a manifestation of his pent-up anger and resentment. Must for any vampire fan!Hope this helps you decide.Thanks for reading! :)Read full review
First, I did not view the Twilight movies. I am 61 years old and I crossed Twilight off the list immediately. I am more "old-school" when it comes to Vampires. Two of my best picks would be Coppola's "Dracula" (only because of the fantastic Gary Oldman). And "Interview With The Vampire". (Both glossy American movies.) I loved "Tinker, Tailor", directed by Mr. Alfredson and I thought that I would check-out his prior work. Leave it to the Swedes to create something this dark. (Back in college Ingmar Bergman freaked me out. Just a little too heady for this Midwestern girl.) Another reviewer mentioned that there was no soundtrack. I didn't notice this, but in retrospect, it contributed immensely to the final product. I found this movie disturbing. Frankly, I don't know how to "rate" it. I will rate it at the high-end but I really do not want to view it again. I would like to give it to some young person that I work with, but am fearful that they couldn't take it, ie, like it...after being exposed to the gloss of Hollywood. There were numerous questions I had at movie end. As I found out, this movie was based on a lengthy novel...and I mean lengthy! The novel sounds creepy...pedophilia always creeps me out (thankfully, not included in the film). What I enjoyed most was viewing a new interpretation not produced in the USA. It was fresh, it was Swedish. My brother lives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (short summers, looong winters). Home to Finnish immigrants. Similar to the Swedish experience. When the victims were hung-up, like a deer, by the vampire's assistant, and drained of blood...THAT was a new wrinkle in vampire folklore! And for me, uncomfortable imagery. This movie has not yet left the house. I may watch it again. For good or bad, it will linger with you. Ah, those crazy Swedes!Read full review
I noticed that the American remake was released recently at cinemas, so I thought I should take the time to watch the original Swedish version (since I bought it on Blu last year sometime and never got around to watching it) And, heck the cover proclaims "Best. Vampire. Movie. Ever!" Is that true? I guess I can't faily comment, I haven't watched a lot of vampire movies (does Van Helsing count? I loved that one!) Personally, instead of proclaiming this as a vampire movie, I would say it is a movie that has a vampire in it. To be fair, the vampire does kill people and the whole hiding away from people is a large part of the film, but I would say that this is mainly a story about love and friendship between two twelve year old children. Oskar (a boy who is smart, quiet and bullied at school) meets up with a new neighbor, Eli (a girl who also happens to be a vampire) and their friendship evolves from there. It was interesting though.... not sure about the re-watch value on this one. Like Mad Men, I enjoyed it the first time well enough, but I just don't think I would want to view it again. I particularly disliked the ending, but maybe that was just me. It left things hanging a bit too much. Still, I'll probably check out the remake so I can complain how it is not as good as the original (that's why people have remakes, right? so they can bitch about them)Read full review
This is a good movie, not excellent. I like vampire flicks - I've seen 95% of "fang" movies that claim to be the "best vampire movie ever made." This one is a juvenile friendship; the vampire is a young girl trusting her neighbor Oskar (trust is an apparent issue for the girl and this is a big deal for her to open her door to a mortal for the first time in decades); Oskar is about her "age" living in an apartment complex in a small community in Sweden. The english dubbing is very good if you don't want to read subtitles. The young actors are convincing in their individual plights. The weakness I saw was of Oskar and his role of being the victim of school bullying. He kept it to himself. The adults are totally oblivious to Oskar's victimization and turn their heads. You must see the extra cuts on the DVD; the director's "behind the scenes" after you've viewed the movie. A better explanation is offered and a better understanding of how and why Oskar's bullies got away with so much. The ending can be either happy or sad, depending on your views or feelings of the characters.Read full review
I don't usually like horror movies but this one is very much an exception to that. The two main characters are very engaging, and the story is not just the same old recycled gore fest.
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