Swedish vampires are the laziest vampires ever!

Let The Right One In:

Story:

Oskar befriends his new neighbor Eli, who might not be all she seems to be.

Review:

Let The Right One In is one of those films that perfectly blend romance and horror together. It's difficult to find a movie that better compliments the two opposing genres and manages to combine them as near flawlessly as Let The Right One In does.

By the way, this is an actual romantic vampire film. Not Twilight, where all the vampires are sparkly little wimps.

A lot of Let The Right One In happens in the dialogue, especially between Oskar and Eli, as they become closer and closer and their connection grows. Thankfully the script writers did an amazing job writing a good story that perfectly blends into the rawness of what occurs in Let The Right One In.

There isn't a lot of action, or at least not as much action as the American adaptation, Let Me In, would make you believe there to be. Let The Right One In actually favours dialogue, emotional development, and story over the need to have big action moments. As such, it is evident that the filmmakers chose to take their time crafting the film to near perfection, ensuring that this would be a worthwhile vampire film to see (yes I'm still saying Twilight is bad).

Directing is also one of the highlights, and it's great that Tomas Alfredson made sure everyone knew what to do and when to do it. Kare Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson were specifically chosen for the parts of Oskar and Eli, and they performed amazingly.

Overall, Let The Right One In is one of those amazing films that won't occur again anytime soon. Twilight (and its sequels) isn't what a romantic vampire film is, Let The Right One In is what a romantic vampire film is.