I saw an awesome art house film the other night called “Let the Right One In” -- a Swedish coming of age vampire story. A young girl, Eli, moves in next door with an older man and her 12-year neighbor Oskar notices that she has some unusual habits. For instance, she doesn’t go to school -- and she only comes out at night. They become close friends and at his insistence, she agrees to go steady with him. Eventually, Oskar discovers that his new girlfriend is a vampire -- but his fondness for her is stronger than his fear. Meanwhile at school, Oskar is tormented by bullies and through is friendship with Eli, learns how to defend himself. And when the going gets really tough for Oskar, Eli steps in to help.
I found this movie to be absolutely awesome -- one of the best vampire movies I’ve seen in awhile. It is not your typical horror movie -- nor your typical warm and fuzzy coming-of-age movie. The characters were extremely well-developed and believable yet with a certain rawness about them, which I found quite refreshing.
The movie has been out since 2008 playing in various art houses around the country but it only just recently made it to my local theater. If you get a chance, I highly recommend seeing this movie. But if it doesn’t play anywhere near you don’t fret -- it is to be released on DVD on March 10th, 2009. I also understand that an English language remake of the film is scheduled for 2010.
The movie is based on the bestselling book with the same name by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist. I haven’t had a chance to check out the book yet but it has now been added to my reading list.
Below is a sneak peek at the film:
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