150 Words About . . .LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008)

by James Newman

Let the Right One In is a stylish, haunting horror film.  It’s also a poignant look at friendship.  I can’t remember another movie that creeped me out while at the same time bringing a tear to my eye.  Based on a novel by “the Swedish Stephen King”, Let the Right One In is a vampire movie that dares to do something different with a classic monster.  A bullied teenager befriends a girl (or is she?) who drinks blood to survive . . . but can even the strongest of friendships truly last forever? 

Chloe Grace-Moretz (Kick-Ass) starred in a 2010 American remake, and that’s worth a watch too.  But we’re talking about the original here . . .

Few films are perfect.  Except for a single scene with some wonky CGI (I suppose it’s not easy to coax a clowder of cats to attack a human), this one comes close.