"...fence-sitting between the yards of brilliant and remarkable..."
Synopsis: Oskar, a shy and bullied boy finds friendship and reliance in Eli, a vampire whom he meets in his apartment courtyard.
Review: Let The Right One In...fence-sitting between the yards of brilliant and remarkable...may just be a perfect horror movie - if I may be so bold to actually place it into a single genre - transcending itself above and beyond any recent effort I can think of - including the visceral Inside, the shocking Martyrs, and the frightening [REC]. But how it manage to do it, is what's most impressive. Child actors, astory true-to-the-myth yet original, implied violence, no off-the-wall special effects or crafty editing, a love story with coming-of-age undertones and an almost put-a-gun-to-my-head drawnout pacing are only a handful of the hurdles director Tomas Alfredson and writer John Ajvide Lindqvist overcame effortlessly. And not unlike [REC], it brilliantly leaves so many questions left unanswered, an unfortunately underutilized technique, to keep it stained on your brain for days, however Let The Right One In even manages to do this seemlessly. Let The Right One In is chilling, dark and stylish. The Leon-esque characters, 30 Days of Night setting and Stand By Me realism keep you captivated. It ever forward marches; on a solemn path of loneliness and meloncholy, and it is on this relatable ground, we all walk together.
10/10
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