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March 16th, 2009 by Foxopoly Let The Right One In
Sweden isn’t known too much in America for their cinema or literary works. Based around the Swedish novel, “Låt den rätte komma in” translated “Let The Right One In” aka “Let Me In” (for the ADD US audience) this film equates to one of the only exceptional vampire films to come out in quite awhile. The vampire genre definitely being one of the more overly done and poorly executed branches of horror in the last twenty years or so. Note to America: Please don’t remake this movie. Unfortunately, according to IMDB it looks like that somebody’s already on deck to bastardize this one too. Will it be Alba or Gellar starring as the twelve year old vampire, Eli? Good luck finding a kid to play pale Oskar- maybe the kid from R. Zombie’s Halloween remake is still available. It’s gonna take some looking to fill these parts because as unique as the film itself are it’s young protagonists by appearance. This film brings back some of the feelings evoked from classics Near Dark, Lost Boys and uh, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (okay, maybe just the way they made me feel way back when). Basically, young people dealing with vampirism and doing what they need to do to survive. Usually killing and consuming blood. LTROI sticks with most of the typical fanged themes: No sunlight, extreme blood thirst, and the necessary invitation to come in and punch a couple holes in your neck. Also, something I was not aware of- kitties hate vampires too! But I digress, the intricacies of sustaining life (or death) as a vampire are a minor part of this film. Instead director Tomas Alfredson’s unique vision deals more so with the pressures of school and being bullied by your peers. The film is beautifully shot and very somber in tone and feel. There are very few digital effects, instead sticking to old fashion storytelling and simple, but powerful images that haunt you long after it ends. Check out Let The Right One In on dvd, digital download or Blu-Ray. |
