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Let the Right One In (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 144

Fresh: 141

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 8.2/10

Consensus: Let the Right One In reinvigorates the seemingly tired vampire genre by effectively mixing scares with intelligent storytelling.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for some bloody violence including disturbing images, brief nudity and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Oct 24, 2008 Limited

Box Office: $1,882,159

Synopsis: A well-crafted horror film in the tradition of Guillermo del Toro's THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, Swedish import LET THE RIGHT ONE IN ably blends genre chills with genuine feeling. Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant)... A well-crafted horror film in the tradition of Guillermo del Toro's THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, Swedish import LET THE RIGHT ONE IN ably blends genre chills with genuine feeling. Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is a 12-year-old outcast who is frequently picked on by his classmates. He dreams of getting his revenge, but he never stands up to the boys. With the arrival of his new next-door neighbor, 12-year-old Eli (Lina Leandersson), Oskar may finally have found a friend, ally, and first love. But Eli is no ordinary girl: she must keep her pale skin out of the sunlight, she can perform inhuman physical feats, and she has thirst for blood. The bodies begin to pile up, but Oskar can't stay away from the girl who has finally given him courage. Based on the novel by John Ajvide Linqvist (who also wrote the script), LET THE RIGHT ONE IN is the best kind of horror film: one that transcends the tropes of the genre to become something new. This is director Tomas Alfredson's first foray into horror, and he doesn't hesitate to include bits of vampire mythology. But his background making comedies and dramas gives the film a surprising depth; the relationship between Oskar and Eli is tentative and sweet, even though their interactions may be surrounded by blood and violence. Composer Johan Soderqvist and the sound department create a fascinating palette of music and sounds that add to the film's perfectly chilly mood, and setting the film in a snowy Swedish suburb gives director of photography Hoyte Van Hoytema a starkly beautiful environment for shooting. Though LET THE RIGHT ONE IN is ostensibly about a pair of children, this is a horror film for adults. There are plenty of scares, but it remains moving and intelligent, a rare feat for the genre. [More]

Starring: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl

Starring: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg, Ika Nord, Karl-Robert Lindgren, Anders T Peedu, Pale Olofsson

Director: Tomas Alfredson

Director: Tomas Alfredson
Screenwriter: John Ajvide Lindqvist
Producer: John Nordling, Carl Molinder
Composer: Johan Soderqvist
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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Mar 10, 2009

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Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
05/14/09
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

Anyone who's ever felt marginalised will find their heart captured by this subtle, touching, highly original take on vampire mythology.

Full Review Source: SFX Magazine | comment Comment
05/12/09
Ian Berriman
SFX Magazine

The body count piles up, but it's the way a boy named Oskar is treated that may get your blood boiling.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
04/22/09
Peter Paras
E! Online

Excellent storytelling and a handful of very good shots add up to one of the year's best

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
04/21/09
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

As layered as its title (lifted from the Morrissey song, Let The Right One Slip In), this is the most original vampire movie since Guillermo del Toro’s Cronos, and is likely to hit every top ten films list of the year.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
04/17/09
Rob Daniel
Sky Movies

A true original: love story, horror film and social drama. At once brilliant in its parts, and more than the sum of them.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
04/17/09
Matt Bochenski
Little White Lies

The film is a fresh and memorable mix of grimy realism and gothic fantasy.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
04/17/09
Cosmo Landesman
Sunday Times (UK)

Let the Right One In has invention and stamina, a rich arterial flow of fear.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
04/17/09
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

It's a major addition to the vampire genre.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
04/17/09
Philip French
Observer [UK]

It’s everything Twilight wanted to be but wasn’t: beautiful to gaze at, achingly romantic, emotionally involving, unexpectedly terrifying.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
04/17/09
Sukhdev Sandhu
Daily Telegraph

The fact that it doesn't feel like a vampire flick at all makes it one of the best of its kind.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
04/17/09
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

Kåre Hedebrant as Oskar and Lina Leandersson as Eli both give incredibly sensitive performances.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
04/17/09
Sun Online

Let the Right One In manages its own sense of doubleness with uncommon daring: you don't see many love stories that bring together pubescence and vampirism in such an elegant clinch.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
04/17/09
Anthony Quinn
Independent

Beautifully crafted and expertly acted, Let The Right One In eschews the easy options of excessive gore and cheap laughs to create a haunting, emotionally involving journey into the macabre. It can only become a classic of the genre.

Full Review Source: Daily Express | comment Comment
04/17/09
Allan Hunter
Daily Express

A beautiful, brutal yet understated film.

Full Review Source: FHM [UK] | comment Comment
04/17/09
FHM [UK]

Powerful performances from the kids at the centre of it all help add to a superb film.

Full Review Source: Sunday Mail [UK] | comment 1 Comment
04/17/09
Mickey McMonagle
Sunday Mail [UK]

At once a devastating, curiously uplifting inhuman drama and a superbly crafted genre exercise, Let The Right One In can stand toe-to-toe with Spirit Of The Beehive, Pan's Labyrinth or Orphee. See it.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/09/09
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

This bruised and brilliant fairy tale is one of the year’s true originals.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
04/09/09
David Jenkins
Time Out

Let the Right One In, a deliciously macabre story of a tentative romance between a bullied 12-year-old boy and the strange girl who moves in next door, is pure magic.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
04/09/09
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]

Let The Right One In is one of the most layered, atmospheric and textured movies of the year.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment Comment
04/09/09
Simon Reynolds
Digital Spy
 
 
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