Oskar is a bullied 12 year old boy who dreams of exacting revenge on his tormentors at school. One day a peculiar girl, Eli, moves in next door. The two become close but Oskar soon finds out there is more than meets the eye to his new friend. After a string of grisly murders, it becomes clear that Eli is a vampire who needs human blood to survive. Oksar is left to decide between his new supernatural girlfriend, and the troubled life he will have to leave behind if he is to remain by her side.
Aside from the really cheesy over-dubbed English (the film is Swedish), watching Let the Right One In was great, even after having already seen the remake which was released earlier this year. The plot remained basically the same between the two films, with some storyline changes. For example the somewhat bizarre cat scene was cut out of the remake I noticed. What do you call a cat that drinks vampire blood?
The original was also not as gory as the remake, which is often the case when Hollywood remakes anything. But Let the Right One In definitely comes out full of atmosphere, and a bit more spooky. It's not surprising that this film was praised by critics and horror fans alike when it was released only two years ago. If you get remade within two years, you've probably done something right.
4.5 swimming pool "accidents" out of 5
Rated R for some bloody violence including disturbing images, brief nudity and language.
Watch the Let the Right One In trailer.
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