Review - Let The Right One In

by Mr Blunderson

Vampire movies have started to really suck. Yes I'm sorry but it's true. Vampires have a long and rich history in cinema and it pains me to see one of the classic movie monsters reduced to sensitive sparkly angst ridden teenagers. There has been a great deal of web chatter regarding a little sweedish vampire movie, so when I saw it on the rental shelf I didn't hesitate even a little bit.

Let the right one in is a movie that takes it's time unfolding it's tale about a lonely boy, bullied by classmates, befriended by a lonely vampire. It's pacing is very slow and might not appeal to the whiz-bang masses but at it's core is a very excellent story and characters with a great deal of depth.

I enjoyed nearly everything about this movie. The performances were solid, the music was great, and the respect for vampire lore makes it that much better. Sometimes for a movie like this to feel new and interesting it helps to embrace it's roots.

Let the right one in is creepy, brutal, disturbing, deliberate as hell, and one of the best vampire movies made in a very long time which is why I rate it an Oh Hells Yes on the Mr. Blunderson scale. And if you don't like it, you suck.