Trailer in HD here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZJUgsZ56vQ
Anybody who was depressed, bored or annoyed at the chaste cheesyness of Twilight is going to have their faith restored in the power of vampire mythology when they see the intriguing Swedish horror drama Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In). Directed by Tomas Alfredson and based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, who also wrote the film’s screenplay, Let the Right One In is about the friendship between Oskar, a lonely and bullied twelve-year-old boy, and Eli, the strange girl who moves into the same apartment block as Oskar in suburban Stockholm. It is reminiscent of Brian de Palma’s classic Carrie but far more understated. This beautiful film balances brief moments of horror with a genuinely touching story about first love and coming of age.
Like Pan's Labyrinth, Let the Right One In is both a beautiful, inventive horror film and a touching study of tormented adolescence. The director employs just enough gore to please genre fans, offering a memorable ending that's earned him comparisons to Kubrick.
Oskar spends his days playing out revenge fantasies he will never enact
Refreshingly free of over explanatory dialogue or the need to spell things out to the audience, Let the Right One In is a subtle film but not an obscure one. Moments of gore are discrete and integrated into the film without ever feeling exploitive. In fact all acts of violence are so brief and artfully depicted that they create an impact that lingers long in the mind while taking up hardly any screen time. Let the Right One In is a slow burning film with an engulfing atmosphere that leaves you feeling moved and mesmerised long after the credits have finished.
Naturally, it’s being remade in America. See it before Hollywood sinks its fangs in and turns it into one of its own.
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ResponderEliminarI haven't seen the film, but ever since they put Hamilton on the silver screen, Swedish film has been pretty good! Swedish film has in many ways always been good though. Many of my fondest childhood mivies are swedish.
ResponderEliminarIf you ever see Mio in the Land of Faraway (swe: Mio min Mio) you'll see a young Christian Bale and a younger Christopher Lee. So Swedish film has in one aspect been great. But lately Swedish epics have been made, such as Arn – The Knight Templar (swe: Arn - Tempelriddaren) a pretty awesome movie!
It's fun to see Swedish movies taking on Hollywood and showing that you don't need to be American to make a great film. I'll be sure to see this movie and tell you what I think about it.
In the mean while you can watch the Arn saga, the Millennium Trilogy. Tell me what you think of it. I think it's a bit too... you'll find out. ^^ Alternative films rule! =D
Btw, seen Mongol? A story about a young boy called Tamujin's rise to power. ;-)
Independent movies are great :)
ResponderEliminarYou have a PS3, you should download MUBI. Its a great site, its still growing but its really good.
My profile there: http://mubi.com/users/741122