Let The Right One In

Ok... this is what I've been doing this blog for. I knew that somewhere in all the crap I've been watching there'd be a diamond, and Let the Right One In is it.

It's a Swedish film, a cold quiet thing, about Oskar, a bullied boy living with his mother, and Eli, a mysterious girl who moves in next door with an older man.
Of course Eli's a vampire.

It's not just a vampire story. It's about Oskar growing up.
And Eli killing people.

But there's a haunting tenderness to Let the Right One In that's rarely seen in movies of the genre. Oskar gets Eli to come into his apartment uninvited, still skeptical about what Eli is, to see what happens if a vampire comes in without an invitation. The result is heartbreaking.

Let The Right One In isn't just a good vampire movie, it's a great movie in general. My only regret is that it's actually taken me this long to see it.