Let The Right One In: DVD Review
Let The Right One In
Starring: Lina Leandersson, Kayre Hedebrant
Rating: M
Rialto Home Cinema
The Vampire genre is pretty quickly becoming a crowded one thanks to the
Twilight phenomenon.
However, this superior film deserves a place on any self respecting
cinephile's shelf - even if it is next to the Lost Boys.
Set in the chilly sheer white world of Stockholm, it's the tale of
12-year-old Oskar, who's being bullied at school and ignored at home.
Gradually, he retreats into a world where he plots revenge on the bullies -
and despite the domestic conditions, he's fiercely intelligent and is interested
in crime scenes and murders (your average pre-teen healthy interests).
One day he meets Eli, a young girl with whom he forms a friendship - but of
whom, he knows very little.
However, as the partnership begins to blossom, each of them open up more and
begin to reveal the truth about who they really are.
Let The Right One In is a superior entry into the vampire genre - it's a
classy, slow burning affair which centres itself on moody shots, stark contrasts
(plenty of blood on deep white untouched snow), and a lot of suspense.
It's also a very intelligent piece - whereas Twilight romanticises the notion
of the vampire, this film sees them as parasites, forced to feed where they can
and only to satiate a never ending hunger - it's vampirism as a curse, rather
than a gleeful alternative to life.
Without a doubt, this film is gripping, beautiful yet violent and a
masterpiece.
Extras: None
Rating 8/10
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