Let The Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson, isn't one of those Hollywood-type vampire movies, there's no staking of hearts, sprinkling of holy water or wearing of garlic and no sparkling diamond chests. Instead, it's an unusual story of friendship between Oskar, a twelve year old boy who gets bullied and subsequently carries a knife with him every day, and Eli who is an 'about twelve' year old girl who just happens to be a vampire.
Set against the constant white background of a cold Swedish winter, Eli moves in to Oskar's apartment block and they soon become friends. With her is Hakan, a man in his sixties who looks after Eli, draining the blood from unfortunate victims for Eli to drink. Maybe I've been watching a wee bit too much Dexter, but Hakan doesn't take enough care when going after his victims!
It's a beautiful movie, it really is. As mysterious deaths keep happening in the neighbourhood, suspicions rise, the adults in the complex a scared of what's going on, but seeing things through the eye's of a twelve year old besotted boy, is, oddly enough, quite refreshing.
Oooh, and there's a scene near the end in a swimming pool that is really cool!
I enjoyed the movie also.
ReplyDeleteThere were multiple interpretations to what was happening.
I was impressed at the use of hands and barriers in the movie. Watch how hands "break through" the barriers of walls (Morse code) and glass (in Eli's apartment when Oskar is talking to Eli through the door glass). Its not so much what is said but what the hands are doing.