LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Starring Kare Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson
PLOT
Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.
WHAT I THOUGHT
This is a small Swedish vampire film and I've heard nothing but praise for it. It seemed to come out of nowhere which was surprising but due to word of mouth, I eventually decided to watch it.
Wow. Every person interested in horror films, drama films and dare I say it... romance films... needs to see this movie.
Last year Twilight came out. I saw it but didn't review it. It wasn't necessarily a bad film, it just was very average and I feel it could have been made a lot better. It was famous though due to its concept of a vampire love story. This is the exact same concept here.
A very simple plot follows a young boy and girl (who turns out to be a vampire) as they meet, hang out, and fall in love with each other.
It's a strange film to watch because it's very slow. It is very quiet. It is a film you have to be patient with, which is very much the sign of a foreign film that has been made away from the eyes of American studios.
There is some real horror here. Not only from the gory moments (there are only a few, but they are so gruesome and realistic that they really stick with you), but from the situation. The fact that this girl is actually a killer is a very disturbing thing, which is why it is so interesting watching Oscar fall in love with her.
The cinematography is absolutely amazing. There still aren't many films that take my breath away in how they are presented, but this is one of them. It wasn't made on a large budget, but the amount of shots that made me think "How did they do that?" are huge. The music is very subtle, but very good too.
I really liked this film, and want to see it again some time. Its hard to watch, but totally worth it. I was fully engrossed in the story and didn't want it to end. Its full of stunning moments that you'll talk about for ages afterwards but I don't want to post to spoil them.
See this film!
Wow. Every person interested in horror films, drama films and dare I say it... romance films... needs to see this movie.
Last year Twilight came out. I saw it but didn't review it. It wasn't necessarily a bad film, it just was very average and I feel it could have been made a lot better. It was famous though due to its concept of a vampire love story. This is the exact same concept here.
A very simple plot follows a young boy and girl (who turns out to be a vampire) as they meet, hang out, and fall in love with each other.
It's a strange film to watch because it's very slow. It is very quiet. It is a film you have to be patient with, which is very much the sign of a foreign film that has been made away from the eyes of American studios.
There is some real horror here. Not only from the gory moments (there are only a few, but they are so gruesome and realistic that they really stick with you), but from the situation. The fact that this girl is actually a killer is a very disturbing thing, which is why it is so interesting watching Oscar fall in love with her.
The cinematography is absolutely amazing. There still aren't many films that take my breath away in how they are presented, but this is one of them. It wasn't made on a large budget, but the amount of shots that made me think "How did they do that?" are huge. The music is very subtle, but very good too.
I really liked this film, and want to see it again some time. Its hard to watch, but totally worth it. I was fully engrossed in the story and didn't want it to end. Its full of stunning moments that you'll talk about for ages afterwards but I don't want to post to spoil them.
See this film!
BEST MOMENT
There's loads of great bits. The swimming pool finale is great though.
MY RATING
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