Crikey. Chilling much?
We finally managed to check out Let the Right One In this weekend, and it's a corker of a movie.
Directed by Tomas Alfredson, it's an adaptation of the book
of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist (who also wrote the screenplay for the film); and tells the story of a bullied 12-year-old boy who falls in love with a vampire.
of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist (who also wrote the screenplay for the film); and tells the story of a bullied 12-year-old boy who falls in love with a vampire.
It's a disturbing blend of horror, euro art-house, romance and family drama; and felt utterly unique. There are a couple of dud moments where the limited budget shows through (CGI cats, we're looking at you right now), but apart from that it's quite brilliant. The cinematography, by Hoyte van Hoytema, is particularly tasty; and the two leads are perfectly cast.
It's being marketed as a standard horror flick, with a genre poster that looks like half a dozen japanese horror remakes.
It's far better than that – go check it out. Here's the trailer to whet your appetite.
UPDATE
After Michael pointed out in the comments section that the European posters were better, we tracked down an incredibly comprehensive selection of the movie's international posters over at MoviePosterDB.com. Really interesting to see how the source imagery is adapted for the different markets – clockwise from top left they're: Spain, UK, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands. Still, be nice to see an old-school Polish illustrated version…
excellent, that one was on my list. thanks
As usual the foreign posters were a lot better looking…
http://ps3bloggen.se/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lettherightonein1.jpg
http://www.movieposterdb.com/posters/08_11/2008/1139797/l_1139797_ed56a95c.jpg
This is a genuinely creepy movie that will leave you feeling satisfied and uncomfortable. My tummy grumble will never sound innocent again.
I prefer the spanish poster from the rest. it’s simplicity is gorgeous and really allows the pairing of the young boy and the ethereal shadow (which I assume refers to the vampire character) to interact and convey the most basic aspects of the plot.
Excuse me about being a whiner but the film is swedish and the third poster is swedish aswell. Not from switzerland as it’s said in the text. You should give us swedes some more cred <3
Hampus, we stand corrected – that is of course the Swedish version! A whole bag of cred heading in your direction.
The top middle poster is used for the US as well…well thats what my Netflix says anyway