This is a love story, a coming-of age tale and a vampire movie all in one, and each strand of the film is more beautiful and delicate than the last. It is a quiet film, muffled by the seemingly endless Swedish winter and somehow quite sweet, in a still and sinister kind of way.

Oskar is a shy, bullied boy who befriends his mysterious new neighbour, Eli. They are both 12 years old, the only difference between the two being that one of them has been 12 for some time. John Ajvide Lindqvist adapted the film from his novel of the same name.

Let the Right One In is why DVD was invented. While many may have skipped this small Swedish vampire flick when it was at the cinema, this is an opportunity to appreciate how wonderful intelligent filmmaking can be. Genre- and cliché-defying, the film raises the monster genre to something quite extraordinary.

For those of you who have been waiting anxiously for this to be released on DVD, you may have read about the subtitle fracas connected to the original DVD release. The subtitles in the US release were so dumbed down that they removed all humour and subtlety from the story. We're thrilled to announce that the Australian release, brought to you by Madman Entertainment, contains the subtitles as they appeared in the theatrical release.

On a final note, be sure to see this before the 2010 American remake -- to be directed by Matt Reeves, the man who brought us Felicity and Cloverfield. At the risk of sounding cynical, enjoy this sublime piece of cinema before it is... ahem... re-imagined.

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

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