Let the Right One In (2008)
Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other peoples blood to live he's faced with a choice. How much can love forgive? Let The Right One In is a story both violent and highly romantic, set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Tomas Alfredson
Written By: John Ajvide Lindqvist
Starring: Per Ragnar, Peter Carlberg, Kåre Hedebrant, Karin Bergquist, Mikael Rahm, Ika Nord, Lina Leandersson, Karl-Robert Lindgren, Pale Olofsson, Anders T. Peedu, Henrik Dahl, Cayetano Ruiz
Genres: Romance, Drama, Crime, Horror
Franchise: Let the Right One In
AKA: Låt den rätte komma in
Country: Sweden
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KasperL | 90 97th |
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Truly original. Perfectly balanced. The mix of vampire horror and a coming-of-age story of a bullied boy proves very potent because supernatural happenings to Oskar seem not that much more violent and weird than the everyday life of growing up. The kids are as great as the cinematography is brilliant. A wonderful surprise and the best film of 2008.
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Although receiving accolades for an understated depiction of an off-kilter pubescent romance, this movie is great for how cannily it exploits its audience. Consider how this film's van Helsing is the closest it comes to a villain, how the slaughter of three kids is not only the most impressively choreographed piece but effectively cheered for, how the superficially romantic ending turns troubling upon the realization that the hero is doomed to assume the fate of his new love's previous guardian.
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Jeb | 97 90th |
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A slow, gently constructed nefarious yet extremely eerie and subtle romance powerhouse with a fresh, unique spin on the almost defunct vampire genre with great performances and uncanny chemistry in the relationship between Oskar and the fanged-freak Eli. Let the Right One In has achieved success in critical regions most horror films have left untouched for many long years. It may not feel completely whole, but it's a LOT better than what we got with Twilight. One of the best movies of 2008.
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Suture Self | 9 91st |
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A cold, complex fairy tale that manages to be just as tender and intimate as it is lonely and depressing.
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Anomaly | 93 97th |
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Incredibly atmospheric, at the same time capturing the awkwardness of growing up, and creating tension that threatens to boil over into violence. Wonderfully explores isolation and the need for companionship in spite of the dangers it brings, both human and supernatural. Great acting, directing, and cinematography. Not your average vampire film.
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frederic_g54 | 9 90th |
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It finds humanity in a genre not often defined by it and is backed by a palpable atmosphere that made it impossible to turn away. The relationship between Oskar and Eli comes to a standstill after a while, and most of her actions may seem repetitive, but the last 10 minutes of this film made me forget all about that, an ending that's maybe predictable but that will take its place in every filmlover's mind. 'Let the Right One In' is a near-masterpiece, and so far my favorite film of 2008.
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Kavu | 95 99th |
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Dark, beautiful and thought provoking. I have to admit the swedes have made the best movie of 2008.
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laika | 92 97th |
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An amazing and unique experience. Finally a vampire film that feels completely fresh. Creepy, thoughtful and funny all at once.
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whatismyname | 80 94th |
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Glad to have seen this different type of vampire movie. Great story and performances from the two kids.
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doctor7 | 82 76th |
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Certainly one of the better vampire films that have come out. I didn't find it as impressive as others apparently but it's still worth watching if you're looking for vampire films that don't involve sparkly teenage dreamboats. I really enjoyed the ending, it was wonderfully bittersweet.
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Fantastic. A vampire movie that's subtle and understated, and seemingly much more honest about the subject than the glamorized versions we're used to seeing. The acting and story hit a wonderful balance between sweetly romantic and horrifying and depressing. There's an honesty to the awkward coming of age and lack of sexuality. The still somberness of the camera and setting add a lot to the mood as well. There's a lot of ambiguous plot points here, but I think they just make it better.
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Shmendrek | 5 96th |
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Who would have guessed that one of the best romance films of the new millennium would be the story of a 12 year-old Swedish boy and his orphaned, vampiric girlfriend? In spite of some shocking violence, this is an incredibly sweet and tender film. Skip Twilight and take your kids to see Let the Right One In.
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JMBosch | 97 99th |
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Whatever your expectations going into this vampiric horror-love story, you'll be surprised. Incredible acting and directing, and the way they handle traditional vampire lore is interesting. Unique, very deep, and nuanced. Great film. Consider the shots that bookend the story, and the recurrent imagery of looking in through glass boundaries.
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roujin | 50 34th |
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needed more farting
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TonythePony | 90 92nd |
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A muted, crisp little vampire tale that subverts our expectations even as we seek to redraw them. A delicate love story more akin to a grooming. The building of self-confidence that will lead to eventual subservience. Every small triumph a pending tragedy. Oh, and it should be passed into law that all future scenes of 'unsolicited blood-letting' must be served on a blanket of snow.
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Magb | 90 85th |
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I'm not sure I've seen any proper "vampire movies" prior to this, so for all I know this film could be one big vampire cliché-fest. But I thought it was a really unusual, quite unsettling, and very atmospheric film. The penultimate scene in the pool is something really special.
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Pickpocket | 8 82nd |
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Avoided this one for awhile cause vampires really aren't my thing so this was a pleasant surprise. I love the mood and for such a low budget (~4 mil) the effects were really well done and everything seemed to be choreographed very well. The cinematographer was exceptional and added a lot to this film. The Twilight comparisons on here seem lazy, just cause they have vampires in them doesn't mean they have anything to do with one another.
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cagedwisdom | 100 90th |
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I continue to be impressed by Swedish film. It's everything Twilight forgets it's supposed to be. Let The Right One In really blows you away and leaves you speechless. Everyone else has already said all there is to say: this is near-perfect and among the very best of Scandinavian cinema. I'll give the score a mention; it's mesmerizing. And now i feel bad for leaving out the cinematography, the acting, the subtlety of the script... The rare kind of film that's well-carved in every single area.
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wokelstein | 95 92nd |
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Kind of a perfect film. No flashbacks, no narration. It just cuts straight to the bone. Not a detail is wasted. It also happens to be a very intelligent investigation into the power dynamic between a lonely boy and an immortal vampire introducing a moral dimension that is conspicuosly absent in the Twilight films.
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Tripwyre | 91 93rd |
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Subtle and atmospheric, this is easily the best vampire movie I've ever seen. Beautiful cinematography and some great child acting. It's barely even a horror film really, though it does play with elements of the genre. The school kids are scarier than the vampire. I watched the last 10mins with my hand over my mouth and couldn't remove it until the credits had rolled. The story is a bit unfocused in parts, but I think that makes it feel more real. Some great scenes. Can't wait to watch it again.
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Barthalen | 88 95th |
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Superficially, this seems to be a story of friendship and love between two loner children, until you realise how cyclical the film actually is and it becomes even darker (and better). Not to say it isn't dark already; the gorgeous cinematography and subdued story make every moment of violence extra uncomfortable, and the swimming pool scene is the big gut-punch to finish it all off. The most refreshing vampire story in a long time.
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INDYATMN | 89 85th |
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Gothic in its palpable gloom, this takes the vampire myth & carves it into a realistic world that's far bleaker than any Transylvania.Deceptively simple but vividly realized by brilliant direction, there's art-house pacing that only works for it since the lulling effect guarantees creepy surprises.Never overdoing it, he doles out nightmare images carefully 4 maximum impact. Beautifully framed, static wide shots only further enhance the realism of the violence - both the supernatural &human kinds
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mrandersen10 | 85 89th |
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Best vampire movie I've seen yet. What puts this on top is its decidedly subtle, non-Hollywood approach. It's nice that the focus wasn't on the supernatural aspects but the human component: a touching tale of friendship between outcasts seeking an escape from isolation.
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MArkjp | 95 97th |
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Great genre bender. Alfredson masterfully plays with the traditional narrative conventions of the classic horror film. The generic content is here, but the narrative is different, underplaying the suspense and chock elements. This gives room for great character development (something that horror every once in a while has it's trouble with). Beautiful cinematography and sublime acting from the two leads make this on of the finest films in recent years.
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goremeat | 90 95th |
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This isn't heartwarming, nor should it be. By painting over the blood with the totally unrealistic perspectives of a 12-year-old in love, the film managed to completely erase any semblance of morality in its world. The warm musical score in the final scene betrayed the inevitability of further death. A truly cold film. Isolated, brutal, indifferent, and callous.
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backwardsuit | 92 98th |
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One of the most uncompromising and true-to-life fantasy stories. Simple but brilliantly executed throughout. Intimately depicts the alienation of a young boy and a darkness he attracts. It's clear that the evil in the story is not found inside any single character but rather in the social structure they create, which causes the protagonist to seek out something perilous. The vampire therefore exists as a natural shadow to our everyday relationships.
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terrymac | 88 96th |
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Highly entertaining, and satisfyingly creepy, skew on the traditional vampire story - this is probably more accurately described as being about a developing friendship between two troubled youths. Features very strong performances from the child leads. Excellent.
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TheDenizen | 85 91st |
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Chilling, subtle and original, probably the best vampire film since Interview with the Vampire. Eli is both alluring and frighteningly manipulative.
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TedDedon | 90 86th |
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Dark, disturbing, while all the while endearing, Let the Right One In is a modern horror masterpiece. With fantastic acting matched with a dismal and subtle way of telling the story, there isn't a moment in this film where you want to look away or even realize that you're watching a movie at all. Given its fantastic nature it's hard to think of any movie that can engross you in a sense of realism like this one. Wonderful movie.
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Spunkie | 65 76th |
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Amateur vampire, pro movie.
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prowler | 65 63rd |
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great scandinavian frosty freaks film
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Mohko | 95 99th |
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Mixes many styles and does it really well. Doesn't spill everything straight out but leaves some interpretation for the viewer.
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muutanet | 94 99th |
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Surprising, unpredictable, provocative, beautiful, gentle, peaceful, loving, fantastic, remarkable, challencing, cold, complex and prefect vampire horror / romance story. Brilliant acting and directing. The best way of handling traditional vampire lore in brand new and fresh style. Close behind that movie comes the pilot of True Blood (the serial itself is lame accoring it's opening chapter).
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Bitch Alert | 100 97th |
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Alfredson captures the depressing view of a gritty Swedish suburb in the darkest time of the year and tells a beautiful story of two lonely souls seeking human contact in each other. The film is mesmerizing to watch and the final climax shows the director's sense of style. Instead of spraying the whole canvas red for two hours, he restrains himself and thus increases the power of the bits with gore.
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Vandelay1 | 94 99th |
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Great
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TheRealJ-Ro | 90 93rd |
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Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, for FINALLY putting a fucking semi-realistic vampire in a movie, as Eli's character definitely punches Edward Cullen in the balls. At times, I legitimately forgot I was watching a movie, which is something I'm usually always quite aware of. A hauntingly beautiful love story, and something of a contentious one, as many may not understand how Oskar could honestly look past the fact that, hey, his "girlfriend" is a vampire. I hope Stephanie Meyer was taking notes.
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JackDurden | 9 90th |
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What an amazing film. For such a wild and surreal romance, the realistic setting it is placed in makes it believable. The actors, obviously unknown, were all wonderful. Despite not being too frightening, there were several grotesque and surprising scenes. This is definitely one of the most overlooked films of 2008.
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NathanDarko | 92 87th |
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Let the right one in leaves the way of "normal" entertaining.Slow, patient, even sometimes dejected.Alfredson got nothing to do with the old norms of dracula and vampire movies.He's telling the story about 2 bruised souls that found each other.Outsiders from the society with a different background walking the same path hand in hand.
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| 3 | ScragglyDave | 86 94th |
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One of the best vampire movies ever
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telf58 | 87 81st |
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Completely original and beautiful. And it's a toss up for best scene; cats, hospital window, opening the blinds or swimming pool. Stunning.
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omgfridge | 8 80th |
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Creepy, unusual, disturbing, strange, sensational - these are all words I could use to describe this movie. Just generalizing this as your usual horror flick is a gross injustice. It has some of the best child acting you'll ever see and in a way its 2008's 'Pan's Labyrinth' as it leaves a similar taste in your mouth.
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Falooza | 75 75th |
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Honestly, I would've liked this film a lot more if I wasn't so tired of vampires.
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BeardMilk | 96 96th |
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A great story about a friendship between two kids, it can be very heartwarming at times yet a sense of loneliness and isolation looms heavily over the entire film. This movie will stick with you for a long time after you watch it.
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overrated | 92 98th |
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True tale of suburban Stockholm.
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Bunken | 95 99th |
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The best film of 2008 and one of the best in a long time. Almost every shot is extremely beautiful and the two kids are superb! A vampire story with kids shouldn't work out on paper, but it certainly does in this swedish masterpiece!
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PerryStroika | 75 93rd |
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Hitting that perfect note of creepy and touching that I had thought only Guillermo del Toro had in his back pocket, this exquisitely understated Swedish shocker manages to capture the terror, tenderness and poignancy of childhood and give it the purity and strangeness of a fable.
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ribcage | 89 90th |
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slow, but razor sharp from beginning to end.cinematography brings to life the cold with a crisp clean palette that allows you to feel the chill & makes the isolation of the characters in this gloomy scenery felt keenly. The love of Oskar & Eli is one of the most genuine put to screen, two lonely, flawed creatures coming together &.. well, we get a glimpse of where there love will take them & it's serenely dark.It can be grim bloody & bleak, yet never feels hopeless or crushing
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eveelun | 80 78th |
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Subtle, quiet, and menacing. One of the more beautiful and touching vampire films.
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mdruskin | 80 70th |
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Good mood, heartwarming and disturbing at the same time - which is what makes the movie so cool!
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TheDiceman | 80 95th |
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Excellent.
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turin | 75 81st |
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Not the best film about vampires nor the most distinguished film of all, but nevertheless a good - and new! - story on the subject; a tasty mix of pop culture and divagations on evil (of course) told in pleasantly composed pictures; a worthy descendant of works of Victor Sjostrom.
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Alex Watkins | 4 70th |
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How many horror movies are there that manage to be legitimately touching? This certainly ranks with them. Creates a poetic atmosphere of understated dread but allows the "romance" of the two young protagonists to breathe all the same. It's a very fine line the film treads, but it pulls it off quite successfully.
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CinematicESP | 89 83rd |
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Definitely a unique take on the vampire mythology, though it's more a childhood love story than anything else. Lina Leandersson does a fantastic job as the mysterious girl. Her scenes are powerful and offer the best moments of the film. The implications of the final scene become gradually more disturbing the more you think about it.
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Difontaine | 80 78th |
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Once again, the peril of overhype and expectation. I had been led to believe this was brilliant. The resulting drama with a vampire that sort of wanders to a finishing point did'nt particularly wow me. Maybe it needs repeat viewing but for me this is a good film, not a classic.
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martryn | 96 98th |
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Close to being the best vampire movie of all time.
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immolations | 80 80th |
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Dark, brooding but also heartwarming. Let The Right One In is a beautifully shot movie which offers a new approach to the genre. Overall, it's successful but it does become somewhat more ordinary after the hour mark. It needed to tackle the questions raised in the second half in a better manner - had it done so, I would've called this a masterpiece.
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westknife | 80 64th |
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A movie about a girl who is a vampire would be doomed from the start, but it's saved by the fact that it's not really about being a vampire - it's actually a very charming tale of a childhood romance. The two lead actors have undeniable "chemistry" (about as much as it's possible for two kids to have), and so I forgave the more ridiculous vampire parts, and the ridiculous deus ex machina ending.
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Mentaculus | 96 96th |
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I would hesitate to call this a vampire film, but more a pubescent love story with a horror backdrop. There is a lot of anxiety about children and their futures here, so it ironically pulls more dramatic and intellectual weight than most adult-centered dramas (thanks to two phenomenal leads). This film's power lies in being simultaneously unsettling and touching, all the time, which is an incredible power indeed.
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Charlie | 90 96th |
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Great acting, a fantastic story and a very good score make this one of the best films in 08! Thumbs up...
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KlausGlenski | 80 80th |
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For sure one great piece of european cinema. The cinematography is very good and very non-Hollywood which made the swedish melancholy very convincing. The leading actors were great. Only slight criticism for some of the repetitions which may support the melancholy but give away a bit of the tension. 16/01/09
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KMcNeil | 9 94th |
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One of the five best movies of 2008.
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Luna6ix | 82 80th |
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technically, it's an amazing film, but unfortunately it's so slow moving that it makes me impartial, and somewhat uninterested. it's a good vampire movie, but it's so deliberate that it pains the viewer into thinking that it's terrible. looking beyond the slow pace, it has fantastic acting, and a great script, if the same makers/cast did a sequel it would be the best vampire movie ever, but as it stands, its only good. p.s. i watched the last part three times.
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mathiascz | 90 88th |
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A beautiful melancholic film for eyes and ears. It's a horror drama. The two actors especially Lina Leandersson as a vampire are fantastic and authentic.
A must see movie for people bored by the usual vampire stuff.
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Waldheri | 90 90th |
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One of the best films from 2008 that I've seen. Instead of going overboard on the whole vampire cliché, this film is remarkably nuanced on the vampiric legends which make it instantly better than your average fanged freaks film. The young actors do an amazing job - I love Eli! (In a platonic, non-pedophilic way... ;-)) I definitely recommend this film to fans of the vampire genre.
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| 2 | Revolutiono | 9 93rd |
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A movie about vampires that is legitimately good should be seen by everyone.
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moraesfelipe | 74 77th |
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Bleak camera work, intelligent script and realistic perfomances. Well, that's a hell of a movie, believe me.
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Melvin Smif | 100 98th |
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Vampires have been pillaged for movie fodder, often rank, for years. Its lovely to come into contact on a fresh version of the monster. This movie coyly plays with your natural instincts to hate such a creature, and you find yourself cheering for the beast.
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Nyar87 | 80 96th |
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At the end of this movie all I could think was 'WOW'. I am normally not a fan of the vampire genre at all, and this was easily one of my favourite movies of the last year. The story covers multiple subjects in such an eloquent way while still sticking to it's vampire roots. If I had to recommend one movie of 2008 this would be it!
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ABUNCHOFCATS | 89 81st |
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By far one of the best vampire films.
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TheWhaler | 100 99th |
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One of the most beautiful films I have seen in a long time.
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bartekfm | 72 57th |
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I've got mixed feelings.. Sometimes it was so boring that the process of making my tea which was right next to the tv seemed to me more interesting. But after few hours these boring parts were forgotten and the movie looks kind of interesting, very original.. Hard to classify.
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suman.austin | 86 86th |
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One of the better to come out of the vampire frenzy going around. Excellent cinematgoraphy, narration and lighting which makes this a work of art which could otherwise be another b-grade vampire flick.
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JordanDcFc | 89 91st |
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Just amazing. The simple love story between two outsiders is played to perfection and manages to set a creepy and disturbing atmosphere without ever being really scary. The cinematography was really beautiful, as was the score which complemented the acting and script perfectly. I think the ending was particularly mesmerizing. It's kind of like Twilight for people with a working mind.
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ZayanK | 90 84th |
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The vampire movie to end all vampire movies, hopefully.
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| 2 | mrmonkey72 | 93 89th |
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There's a little bit of things for everyone, here. Violence like you'd find in a standard horror vampire movie, development like in a coming of age movie (Oskar is your standard underdog) but the character's interactions with each other just work. Well. It's excellent. It's a little slow, but excellent.
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jmarkthespot | 95 98th |
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Incredible. Sets the bar not only for vampire movies, but also in the coming-of-age genre.
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FrederikA | 90 96th |
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A near-perfect little horror movie and a refreshingly original take on the vampire genre.
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DavidBlast | 85 88th |
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Very good vampire-flick. The ending is a bit over the top and out of tune with the rest of it, but overall it's a brilliant rethinking of the genre. Now go watch it, or I will use words like "meditative" and "juxtaposition". I really will.
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darthnuada | 94 97th |
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My kind of love story.
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| 2 | Wolfwoode | 96 98th |
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The best vampire film I've seen in years. If this world were fair, this would take Twilight's place as world's most popular vampire movie.
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jakobklinke | 98 87th |
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Expecting a Scandinavian take on the vampire franchise upon my first viewing of this film, it blew my mind! From the silent opening, thinking that the operator must have forgot to switch on the audio, only to realize it to be the sound of snow falling when silence is broken, to the gory climax in the swimming hall, this movie had me all the way. There's something fantastic about the fragile and non-siding depiction of Oskar, Eli, the executioners and their victims, that keeps me returning.
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GordonBombay | 95 98th |
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As I write this review I am also writing a paper on this movie where I go beyond praising it. Which more or less forces me into giving it a high score. This however is no problem for me as this is perhaps one of the most innovating movies of this century. It takes the horror/vampire genre and turns it upside down. It makes us understand how it is being a vampire without the whole creepiness of the twilight Saga. A genre defying masterpiece.
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AndreasThau | 96 98th |
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It combines the best from vampires, swedish films and superb child-acting. The two front-figures come up with maybe the best children's performances ever. In general, it's superb in every way. It's eery, it's extremely beautiful, and the story is well told, original and very intense. The swedish top-humor comes to the surface at times, the irony that must come when you treat vampires as a hypothetically realistic thing. Whatever. One of the films I ever had the nerve to see twice in the cinema.
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DaxV | 88 74th |
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I really enjoy movies like this that take something like the vampire genre and do something a bit different with it for a change. This one was really well done, I happened to see the American remake before this and I was glad to know that both the remake and the original are highly enjoyable. The bond between Oskar and Eli is really touching, there's a lot to connect to emotionally and I was very impressed.
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vincente | 88 93rd |
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freak | 76 84th |
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A chilly wakeup call that isn't neither scary nor pretentious. Amazing cinematography.
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MartinTeller | 85 84th |
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There have been a number of movies about vampires and youth, but they're mostly teen-angsty stories, whereas this one is more of a coming-of-age tale. Which has probably been done before too, but it was new to me. And it's done very well, moody and poetic. I don't really get into the whole vampire thing, but when it's done right it can be an interesting metaphor. Excellent special effects as well, made more effective because they're used so sparingly. I'd probably watch this again sometime.
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DavidKahane | 92 86th |
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Alfredson uses shadows, offscreen space and handsome camerawork to great effect. The film is unafraid of gore and blood, but feels no need to aggressively push it. For the most part, mood and atmosphere deliver the chills, especially as Alfredson finds darkly clever ways to provide some sense of the power inherent in the seeming child. He's also got a way with a set piece, exemplified by two scenes with very different collections of water: one a frozen lake, and the other a school swimming pool.
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CCLZA | 75 63rd |
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Contains pretty much every vampire film cliché turned around by the elegant direction and great performances.
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JohnnyZombie | 91 86th |
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An interesting look at childhood and where our decisions as children can take us.
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Moribunny | 35 19th |
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As far as vampire movies go, it's better than stuff like Salem's Lot, but that's not saying much. The film (and evidently the novel) is based on the wrong assumption that infecting an otherwise banal children's love story with vampirism, or an unscary vampire flick with juvenile romance, is enough to make it interesting. It isn't. The film is boring, and while another reviewer found an "impressively choreographed slaughter of three kids" cheer-worthy, I found it tastelessly manipulative.
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| 1 | robe | 73 62nd |
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Weird and creepy, romantic and touching, nordic and disturbing.
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Harmonica | 80 70th |
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Excellent photography and not a bad film all in all. That said, the dramatic content is a little slight, and rather too much is hinted at without ever being properly explored. It feels like the film approaches multiple interesting avenues but moves on without doing them justice. Still, the central relationship is sweet and well portrayed, even though it's somewhat predictable. Also, not in fact a romance or horror film, convenient labels be damned.
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Zarkon | 87 81st |
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Sometimes, it's nice to have a vampire on your side.
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mucow | 74 75th |
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The bully in this movie is the suavest looking 12-year old I've ever seen.
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Kojiless | 90 92nd |
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CAT ATTACK!
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TheAlliance | 87 94th |
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Bloody brilliant!
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Ytadel | 7 83rd |
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A cold, stark, beautiful fairy tale.
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ozymandius10 | 90 97th |
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Nice to see a vampire movie without all the cliches that they usually fall victim to. Every element from the horror to the coming of age to the young love to the passing of the torch all work perfectly. Don't for a second let it being a vampire flick deter you from seeing it, because you'll regret it (I waited *far* too long to give it a shot).
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tinythedogg | 80 83rd |
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Kind of a slower movie, but the characters and the story is rather unique. The lines between good and evil are a bit blurred, but it is not hard to figure out that Oskar is bullied way too much and the bullies are way too extreme. Not too violent so that it takes away from the story, just enough though. Pretty well told.
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Paradiselost | 85 87th |
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Amazing multi-layered film that happens to be about vampires but is more about the dark underlayer of Swedish society, much like how "The girl with the dragon tattoo" was more than a simple detective story. The ambiguity of the relationship between the girl and the older man (her father? her slave?) and whether or not she will be using her new friend in the same way as she used the old man makes this film an experience that you will not quickly forget.
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angrypierre | 88 90th |
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It speaks volumes that the fact that one of the characters is a vampire is pretty much secondary to almost everything that happens in the film. Atmospheric, subtle, and well thought out. Anchored by a mesmerizing performance from Lina Leandersson. Well worth a watch.
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PeaceAnarchy | 91 95th |
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Haunting and gripping, a mix of horror with teenage emotion in a way that's brutally honest despite being somewhat stylized. I wasn't completely happy with the ending, as it makes a choice between two of the film's central themes when it didn't have to. Nevertheless it was satisfying, as was the entire film.
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HalfJapanese | 90 90th |
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A fantastic film on all fronts. Beautifully shot in a subdued color palette, the film unfolds in a slow, meticulous fashion that says as much - if not more - with visuals than it does with dialog.
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prozac | 100 0th |
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A vampire film unlike any other. Heartfelt, disturbing and VERY well written. My fantasy is for movie fans to skip Twilight and watch Let the Right One in. This is the type of film that stays with you long after the credits start rolling.
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LennyNero | 75 71st |
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Nice little movie. Not scary, but sad AND funny.
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CriticMaster | 100 95th |
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Fantastic!
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| 1 | JeffMcCool | 91 97th |
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Brilliant That's all I can say.
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caocao | 78 92nd |
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"To Flee is to Live, To Linger Die." (or something like that.) I love how that idea plays out over and over. Just about everything hits on all cylinders here and in particular the atmosphere and characterization stand out.
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saucyjack | 92 94th |
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One of the best horror films in a long, long time. Particularly impressive because it is able to tell a love story between two children more effectively than most films are able to do with adults. It is also incredibly beautiful and poignant.
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JokerXgg | 70 82nd |
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wow, this movie was really good. Was not expecting it at all
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Haruko | 77 82nd |
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The hauntingly depressing mood of the early 80's sweedish suburb really gets to you while the themes of this movie are nothing but dated. Highly recomended for those looking for a different kind of vampire storie.
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darkman | 80 81st |
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Quite a different vampire movie.
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Icarus | 83 72nd |
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Wonderfully understated, the film makes excellent use of sound design to bring out the sense of dread inherent in the plot. The story itself is intriguing, a kind of horror-romance that, due to its style and subtle writing, is light years ahead of the Twilight universe. The character of the boy stands at a bit of a remove, which makes it difficult as he is the primary protagonist, but the film comes to an excellently tragic close.
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nandorizzi | 85 88th |
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This film seems to be all that "Twilight" wanted to be and definitely is not. This here is much more than a vampire movie. much more a film about friendship and loneliness, real feelings with real characters. I want more.
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| 1 | xaddict | 87 96th |
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It's beautiful, heartwarming, strangely compelling and true to the legacy. Also, the acting is of outstanding quality
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Philip | 84 91st |
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A great movie, mainly thanks to John Ajvide Lindqvist's script (and novel). The story works on several levels and it is possible to take more than one version with you from the film. However, Ajvide Lindqvist should not be given all the credit. Alfredsson makes the best of something already great with the low pace directing and editing. The actors, especially the children, also contribute greatly.
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phaedrus | 75 91st |
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It's very good!
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Quicky | 83 87th |
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The sweetest, most beautiful, unique, artistic and original vampire movie I've ever seen. It's a beautifully shot story of melancholy, loneliness, friendship, and coming of age. One could classify it under horror, but fundamentally it's not a horror movie at all. The two main characters, both first time actors, set forth great performances, especially Lina Leandersson as Eli. Definitely recommended!
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mohan | 90 51st |
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beautiful
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skiewulfy | 75 94th |
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There are films with so much hype and so much praise that one can't add much. I will say that Let the Right One In isn't perfect by any stretch, being that it would be only mildly compelling drama without any supernatural elements and would fit in with any of the indie subtitle films that fly past every year without notice and as such won't have much mainstream appeal even with the blood drinking. All said, the movie has the definitive angle on its portrayal of a de-romanticized vampirism.
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BillyShears | 90 92nd |
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The cinematographer knew what was up
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andayb | 80 91st |
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depressing and bland backdrop, dull and dragging tempo, and still, the result is an exceptional movie with a cryptic beauty. the photography and the art direction is very subtle and masterful, and the acting is daringly minimal. the story is so unique and exceptionally told that it shines like a beacon of light above the vile cesspool of shit that goes around as the so called "vampire fiction."
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pernographer | 85 73rd |
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Features the most endearing child massacre ever. The vampire is an alien, asexual creature, curious and lonely and the way it tries to fix itself up and look pretty and impress the other kid is sweet. It's a movie that cheerfully crosses the line and portrays vampire love just the way it should be -- fucking creepy.
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hehejaja | 80 76th |
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Alfredson seem very impassioned in his own - surprisingly low-voiced - fashion in this remarkably confident and prudent film, displaying a keen, attentive eye revealing the soreness and tenderness amidst the bloodshed. Operating with a nice blend of playfulness, humour and melancholy, Alfredson hits something genuine and comment on something "day-to-day" in his aberrant tale of vampirism and a lot of other stuff.
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iceblox | 76 80th |
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Although quite slow-paced, Alfredson has given a fresh twist to familiar vampire elements.
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chinster | 91 88th |
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I like good films, but I also like great foreign films. This proves that you don't need large swarms of cash to make a thrilling movie.
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panzerwolf | 85 92nd |
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Beautifully shot movie that maintains the sense of impending doom and envelopes you in a shroud of constant darkness even through the slightly warmer scenes. Certainly among the best films of 2008.
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| 1 | Ranald | 75 63rd |
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90% of it is creepy, beautiful and compelling. The other 10% is cheesy and ridiculous, particularly the pool scene at the end.
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tathiel | 90 95th |
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This is some piece of cinema only the Swedish can give us. very quiet at times, but also very impressive according to the pictures which convey a very intense atmosphere, this movie finds its very own way to fascinate the audience.
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| 1 | Chacron | 95 92nd |
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wow.
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cncht37 | 90 99th |
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Thought-provoking. Saw the movie then cleared up a couple things by reading the book. Loneliness, friendship, bullying, a castrated vampire child, Sweden.
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chemical404 | 74 89th |
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It doesn't even feel like a vampire film. More like art-sy European drama about negected kids. And thats a good thing for such a made-boring sub-genre as films about vampires. I liked cinematrography and score a lot, but a plot felt a bit dragged towards the end, and held too little suspense. At least for a three times i thought the movie was already ending, but always there was one more scene. Anyway, very needed refreshment for a horror genre.
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Optimus_mike | 95 96th |
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Let the Right One In Beautifully mixes scenes of horror and heart wrenching tenderness together flawlessly. While normally I can hold my own when it comes to gore I found that nearly every murder scene had me fidgeting terribly.
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drawkward86 | 84 65th |
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Restrained, lyrical, and unflinchingly bleak, with great performances from the two leads (even if the girl's voice was dubbed - totally believably, by the way). I thought the B-plot with the adults was handled a little haphazardly, and some ends aren't so much left hanging as much as just ignored, but this is a chilling, visionary, refreshingly unique take on the horror genre. Visually it is always striking, sometimes breathtaking; the climactic scene, especially, is choreographed beautifully.
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| 1 | 5thHobbit | 65 14th |
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Well acted and competently made, but not my thing at all.
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Bmunise | 97 91st |
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Some people have said that this isn't the best film about vampires. I disagree.
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mpfarner | 90 50th |
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this is a great film. Its gentle yet violent. The emotional range of the two young leads is incredible. And the cinematography is breath taking!! This is the best foreign film of 2008! this is the most important vampire film since MArtin and the best vampire film since Coppalls Dracula.
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| 1 | sellis | 85 75th |
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Lived-in child performances and an intelligent, restrained visual language paints the usual colors of a genre into a unique master work.
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eric-jan | 75 74th |
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Weird swedish movie about vampires. Worth the watch.
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begoniabol | 78 75th |
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Nice touching vampire movie. Cinematography is great, acting it fantastic and love the chemistry between Eli and Oskar. Although the story is a little slow, and the ending is quite abrubt. I also thought the growling was a bit cliche. But despite that, it was a good movie
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| 1 | luciusgore | 40 90th |
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"One of the greatest vampire films ever made..."
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letskillrobots | 33 96th |
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Hey we've all been there.
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| 1 | struizzle | 80 83rd |
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watched it dubbed in english, big mistake the voice actors took me out of it at some points. other then that its a great coming of age story of oscer the 12 year old in love with a vampire. best vampire movie i have seen in a long time.
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Catchphrase | 100 97th |
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It would be SO difficult to make this film better, and I firmly believe that the american remake is going to totally ruin the story. This film is so beautiful, and so subtle, and the acting is astounding.
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nmstevens | 89 86th |
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One of the best horror films in recent memory. A great re-thinking of the vampire legend transformed both by setting and by character, it also uses the classic images and ideas of the vampire as a window into the real terrors, secret longing and rages of childhood that one almost never sees explored in a motion picture.
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JacoIII | 40 54th |
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An interesting coming-of-age story that manages to blend universal experiences with supernatural ones. The leads do excellent work by child actor standards. Some crappy special effects ruin a few sequences but otherwise the whole thing meshes together quite well.
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Crim122 | 98 80th |
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I firmly believe that this is the best Vampire film since the original Dracula.
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| 1 | noahpettit | 92 92nd |
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Haunting, beautiful, thought provoking and original, incredible cinematography. This is modern independent cinema at its very best.
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| 1 | hissingfauna | 100 93rd |
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beautiful, beautiful movie.
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| 1 | Lolocaust | 95 92nd |
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What a surprise! Great performances by the young leads, really impressive cinematography and direction. This is how vampire movies should be done
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| 1 | Lamedh | 72 89th |
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Interesting cross between Stephen King and Anne Rice.
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| 1 | gpietras | 7 74th |
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A nice change of pace from modern horror films. What I like most about it, though, is that it plays everything very straight. Often left-of-mainstream horror movies really like to call attention to just how different they are. Instead, this feels very natural.
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dnatasha99 | 96 74th |
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Best vampire film, also a great coming of age story told through metaphor. Brilliant
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peternoster | 5 92nd |
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One of the best of 2008 and up there with the best vampire movies. Isolation, the pain of growing up, alcoholism, family, vampirism ... all this is tied up in a very subtle way and creeps secretly up your spine and even hits you in the heart.
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Piglet | 83 95th |
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Terrific vampire/coming of age story about the friendship between a young vampire "girl" and a boy outcast.
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CRAYON | 97 99th |
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Beautiful.
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| 1 | Rocketlucco | 90 92nd |
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Overall Enjoyment: 40/40, Plot/Themes: 20/20, Cinematography/Direction: 15/20, Acting/Writing: 15/20 One of the most peculiar and awesome vampire stories every told.
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oldgoat | 85 92nd |
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It was built up to me so much, but it was still rather good.
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ZombieWoods | 90 91st |
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This movie has been sitting on my shelve for forever and I can't belive it took me this long to watch it. Great movie.
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SirStuckey | 90 94th |
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I don't get it. Why aren't these vampires all whiny and glittery and emo and crap? I only want vampires who are constantly brooding!
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yesistasty | 98 97th |
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Achingly beautiful tale of young love with a twist.
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| 1 | Launch | 90 92nd |
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Beautiful, a work of art. If you're a real film fan you have to see this movie to appreciate it. The cinematography and score are just mesmerizing. One of the best to come out of Europe this decade.
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Okkervil | 80 83rd |
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Brilliantly performed by the two lead child actors, and with some beautifully delicate photography. This film didn't strike me as a horror at all, but as sad, melancholy, twisted romance, interspersed with brief moments of brutality. While there is little here to surprise you in terms of shocks or plots twists, what is surprising is the moving way Alfredson deals with that tired, cliche concept of the 'vampire' and makes it feel fresh and interesting.
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| 1 | Jay Dub | 89 87th |
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Without question, one of the best vampire movies ever made. It's subtle, disturbing, and just a bit heartbreaking.
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Bown | 93 96th |
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A very great coming-of-age story mixed with perhaps the best vampire movie...maybe ever, but at least in 30 years. The scenes with Oskar and Eli alone are absolutely fantastic, and THAT scene...oh man. Should be essential viewing, especially for Twilight fags.
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nalmpt | 90 89th |
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nice surprise. how a vampire movie should be made. not to be confused with "Twillight" crap. I'm amazed how this movie didn't even (to my knowledge) made Fantasporto.
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mwgerb | 78 93rd |
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This has amazing performances from the young actors, and provides a dark but beautiful vampire romance. It's everything Twilight tried to do, except it doesn't suck at all. There were a few minor weak points, including Ginia's scenes with the cats; overall, however, the film is quite impressive and exquisite.
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deaddilly | 90 94th |
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Very rarely does a horror movie capture this much beauty. The film is dark, but it's also mysteriously charming and warm. The chemistry and subtleties shown during the relationship of Eli and Oskar was incredible.
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| 1 | hyunwoo8521 | 92 93rd |
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Great vampire movie
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Jellyscuds | 80 91st |
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An interesting take on a modern vampire flick. The vampire story becomes more of a subplot to the social commentary revolving around a 12 year old loner. Well directed and engaging in its simplistic charm.
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Stripy | 77 48th |
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I am amazed by how great Eli and Oscar are acted! The movie really is unlike any other horror or romantic movie.
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Tavington | 5 97th |
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One of best vampire movies I ever seen.
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cydneyjean | 100 80th |
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Quite possibly one of the best vampire movies I have ever seen. The cinematography in this film is gorgeous, and greatly contributes to its overall dark mood. I'm very curious as to see what the North American version is going to be like, but I highly doubt it will be as good.
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QuickyAPI | 88 94th |
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The sweetest, most beautiful, unique, artistic and original vampire movie I've ever seen. It's a beautifully shot story of melancholy, loneliness, friendship, and coming of age. One could classify it under horror, but fundamentally it's not a horror movie at all. The two main characters, both first time actors, set forth great performances, especially Lina Leandersson as Eli. Definitely recommended!
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| 1 | pieterpronk | 94 98th |
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It's not often that a vampire movie tells us more about real love than most love-story movies (and certainly not in a cheap Anne Rice sort of way). Or should that be: it's not often a romantic movie tells us more about vampires than vampire movies? Either way, although the combination seems weird, it works.
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| 1 | ScrumYummy | 95 98th |
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I almost ignored this film because I thought it was part of the "vampire craze." Thank goodness I didn't.
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| 1 | simplicio | 87 86th |
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Like Miike's Audition, a study of pubescent sexual terror elegantly dressed as a genre film. Nearly everything here is brushed with ambiguity and uncertainty, and Alfredson perfectly immerses classic vampire lore in restless social anxiety and very human relationships. The kids are wonderful, each illuminated by both childhood and a strange and vast otherness, and the period setting goes a long way in mirroring that tension. The ending is really the sole letdown; it's far too tidy a finish.
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tinysausage | 87 97th |
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Wonderful love story between 2 children on the cusp of puberty, except one is a 200 year old vampire. Every shot is stunningly framed, and the lighting is the best I have ever seen. Even the sound is stunningly original. Superb.
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mandy | 7 73rd |
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This film offers a lot more than a typical vampire horror.
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Talyn Golic | 95 98th |
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A totally different take on vampires to the current Twilight vogue. Here vampirism truly is a curse for those afflicted, living a half life filled with craving and brutality. At the same time it's also a tale of isolation and lonliness and is brilliantly played by the young actors. The film has some beautiful visuals that fit the themes of the movie perfectly and the atmosphere is excellent. It's slow, deliberate, bittersweet and one of the best vampire movies in years.
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| 1 | Z_Master | 100 99th |
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Simply my favorite movie, and one of the best films ever made
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Chakazulu | 99 95th |
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So amazing.
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jamesdepaolo | 85 77th |
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original...compelling...dramatic...head scratching...this little story is so beautifully shot and the acting was top rate..I liked it alot esp the pool scene
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| 1 | visadar | 100 93rd |
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Beautiful, surreal. Violent in a necessary way. This film reaches emotional depths far outside the confine of the horror genre.
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carlwarnick | 100 97th |
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So beautiful
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fuckeroo | 95 71st |
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i got sucked into the developing relationship of Oskar and Eli. So young yet so ready and legit. Great. A totally new and refreshing vampire experience.
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Inframan | 89 52nd |
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A taught story that lets the hemoglobin fill up in unexpected but inevitable ways. 1980's Sweden as a setting makes for a lot of pictorial interest in the snowy square of apartments, parks, and the school where the action is set in. The ending is well calculated: could be just as forlorn and moody as the rest of the film, but can be easily interpreted to satisfy a Hollywood audience's preference for a happily-ever-after.
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Halfang | 95 91st |
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Brilliant film. It's not your "jump off your seat" film, but the eerie-creepy "what the hell is going on here". It has one of the most disturbing scenes I've seen in a long time (for how simple and realistic it is, how "natural" it seems, whilst at the same time being absolutely horrific). Go and watch it. Or rent it.
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Herzdame | 94 87th |
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Beautiful, simply beautiful. A very touching story that exudes childhood innocence simultaneously veiled with a dark nucleus that compels the viewer to feel and grasp the depth of its intellectual portrayal of love with no boundaries.
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Broodfath3r | 80 89th |
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one of the best vampire movies ive ever seen and one of the best foreign films as well.... i was very pleasantly surprised
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redacted | 80 70th |
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Ah, the Swede's. They seem too decent a people to have to deal with a 12 year old vampiress in their midst & the obedient father character knows this as well. But the cards have been dealt this way & draining the local folk of their delicious haemoglobin is something you're going to have to do when duty calls. LTROI comes across like a more grounded & European 'Only Lovers Left Alive'..the two last drops of nutritious blood from this sucked dry, corpse of a genre.
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Rufam | 70 57th |
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Moody, bleak, gory and ultimately touching, "Låt den rätte komma in" is an atmospheric and moving vampire film. Alfredson's elegant direction, handsome cinematography and a pair of charismatic leads provide the film with plenty of gravitas, although the script is neither original nor deep. My general dislike for coming-of-age tales also prevented me from fully enjoying this. It's a worthwhile endeavor overall, but I think it had the prerequisites to reach greatness, which it didn't.
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misterlizard | 85 92nd |
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In the same year that Twilight turned vampires into sexless unthreatening boyband members, this comes along. A beautifully made film that, while slow-paced, is relentlessly gripping. One of the best films of the year, and probably one of the best vampire films ever made.
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homosuperior | 75 36th |
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Despite its art-house look 'n' feel, this is really just another vampire movie that would have benefitted from following more generic conventions. For instance, when the special effects break out finally, they're ridiculously out of place. Not surprisingly then, the American reshoot of this is stultifyingly boring -- the moves are mere gestures by then. There's more heart, intelligence and ETHICS in a random Buffy episode than here.
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tritwo1 | 100 90th |
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This movie is not a horror film. It's a beautiful romantic story that everyone must see.
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gorejunky | 100 92nd |
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Amazing Swedish vampire story that is romantic and sweet as well as bloody and suspenseful. The young actors are amazing to watch, especially Lina Leandersson (as Eli the young vamp)--she is truly superb here. Watch this one before the American remake comes out--highly recommended!
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dunbar | 86 87th |
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This feels like a coming-of-age film in a similar vein to Stand by Me. But with more snow, a few more bodies and a vampire girl.
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Red_Falcon_ | 90 97th |
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A beautiful moody pseudo-horror story that's ultimately more about 12 year old Oskar and "12" year old vampire Eli's budding relationship and how they deal with the bullies who torment Oscar then with the horror setting the film is built around. If you like atypical films that delve more into the characters then typical films in this genre I highly recommend this film. Two Enthusiastic Thumbs Up !
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Matthew Parkinson (CineMarter) | 90 97th |
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The film was simply an experience, and only after I began breaking it down did I really figure out what made it special. I knew that it was well acted, and I appreciated the way the simple story was told, but I didn't really get a good feel for the movie until after I had thought about it for a good amount of time. That's really what Let the Right One In has to offer. Initially, you might not see what is all that good about it.You might not even like it. Given time, you just may come to love it.
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hellboy76 | 95 99th |
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Love the tween melodrama. Also love that it doesn't overplay the use of vampire powers and special effects.
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| 1 | Fargo | 97 99th |
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The best foreign film ever made. Let the Right One In is a poignant, beautiful film about childhood and friendship that uses the Vampire myth to a perfect degree, never overshadowing the friendship between the lead characters. Perhaps my favourite film of all time, and one that will stay with me forever.
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Noblet | 86 87th |
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The way the central relationship is handled, including all of its disturbing implications, is pretty damn masterful.
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| 1 | yolanda7g | 89 89th |
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So good! The storyline, the acting, everything was great in this movie
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closedmouth | 80 67th |
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Kinda silly wish-fulfilment-as-cinema (it's a safe bet that most of the fans are losers who were bullied in school), but it's very pretty.
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glumpy_99 | 96 91st |
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Carefully paced, original take on the typical vampire story walks a perilous tightrope perfectly balancing the more outlandish story elements with its portrait of "ordinary" Hedebrant's daily toils (recalling ROSEMARY'S BABY in some respects). Combining elements of horror, romance and some black comedy, this scores strongly as both a coming-of-age story and horror film, while never feeling pat or clichéd. Mature, unshowy performances from Hedebrant and Leandersson help immeasurably.
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DetoxP | 1 0th |
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I'm not as enamored with this one as much as I used to be. Although I was impressed with a couple amazing scenes, otherwise its an interesting albeit kind of banal vampire movie. There is some interesting stuff here, but some of it feels cliche, some scenes are silly, and I'm not too impressed by the direction. Of course, I'm nitpicking: it's still worth a watch and it's a still a good film, but not as good as my kneejerk reaction from the pool scene suggested. Score is not a grade.
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afx237vi | 70 69th |
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A very good film, but not quite the masterpiece some people have made it out to be. I loved the cold, dispassionate cinematography and the general mood of loneliness and melancholy, but I thought the pacing was too uneven and the sudden injections of violence were out of place with the otherwise subtle tone of the film. I wanted more ambiguity and mystery and felt the violence steered the film more towards a traditional vampire flick. It's not perfect, but I enjoyed it very much.
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buttercup | 8 82nd |
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one of the few evidences -maybe even the best- for a good vampire movie can actually be shot.
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| 1 | untrustable | 95 94th |
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Ah, the trials and tribulations of adolescence made much harder by befriending an undead monster. Fantastic tho. Almost completely silent. As in theres not a ton of dialogue or music. Its almost oppressive in its presentation. Just...Just fuckin watch it ok?
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Lady Moe | 88 77th |
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A completely new take on the vampire myth, in that the vampire aspect is so downplayed that it could stand in place for any social outcast.
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stevekimes | 85 73rd |
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Very disturbing.
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eponine | 85 84th |
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One of the best Swedish movies.
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| 1 | vininim | 92 93rd |
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Very interesting take on a traditional sobrenatural myth. It has some cheesy "insinuate and don't reveal" but it doesn't spoil the history.
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| 1 | misterdc | 98 97th |
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Awkward, Cute, and more than a little Creepy. By far my favorite horror film and foreign film. It's like Twilight for smart people. The transition from horror to romance are so extreme, but it just flows naturally. Really, really fantastic. See the original version, not the dubbed. They really screwed that up.
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| 1 | olympics54 | 100 92nd |
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beautiful acting and cinematography. best vampire movie
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Bagger | 79 77th |
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For once a vampire story thats actually about sucking blood and not just sucking.
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| 1 | Docforever | 95 69th |
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I would give it a 100, except the horizontal vagina scene really disturbed me. For those who didn't read the wiki, apparently the little girl was not a little girl, she was a castrated boy...
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SpikyCactus | 80 78th |
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Top badass moment? Don't you just hate it when you’re busy doing something nefarious in the forest and a giant poodle just sits down and stares at you? So runny-noised psycho child Oskar, who we first meet stabbing a tree, as you do, befriends wild child Eli and they play with a Rubik’s Cube. Then shit happens. (Sorry, best I can do with the word limit.) 13 cats, 1 chainsaw and 1 decapitation. More cat violence than South Park’s "Cat Orgy"; and there they were all stoned on catnip too.
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| 1 | Nephilim | 90 45th |
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Best vampire movie ever? And honest desription of life in some depressing Scandinavian town.
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Hofschneider | 94 97th |
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What a structure, what a script: The vampire as the ultimate outsider. Doomed, unable to be innocent. A dark symbol of the human race. Cursed to be and see the world differently. This is one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen and didn't let me away with it. It forces you to look at your emotional unterstanding of beauty. It forces you to reconsider your definiton of love or sympathy. Gosh, blood is so beautiful in this movie. But is this right? What a hyper-genre-piece of genius!
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exoplanett | 95 70th |
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Let the Right One In is a really neat take on the story of vampires, and is told through a story of two young kids, one of whom is a vampire. Both of the kids are fantastic actors, and both do a great job of actually caring about there story, and where it progresses. The film is shot so well and at time is shot from a really interesting perspective. The whole story is great, getting to see the kids grow as friends and eventually learning the dark secret about his friend.
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Trooth | 83 88th |
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To continue beating a dead horse, it was a better love story than Twilight. I'm probably only drawing the allusion because they're both vampire stories, but it pretty much goes without saying that this one works better on every level. I like that the main characters are mostly kids, but with childhood really painted in a pretty nasty light. And the book goes even further in that department. Probably a little better than the American version, but that one's worth checking out too.
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getshort78 | 99 88th |
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A romantic drama about the relationship between a young man and woman, one of whom is a vampire? Wasn't that also the plot of Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke's adaptation of the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer?
Yes, but don't worry: this isn't a rehashed cash-in on that film's success. In fact, it's everything Twilight wanted to be but wasn't: beautiful to gaze at, achingly romantic, emotionally involving, unexpectedly terrifying.
Let The Right One In has been adapted by John Ajvide Li
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| 1 | myfavchords | 86 90th |
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This film is a more of a weird, strange love story than a typical vampire picture. The two lead actors are very good in their roles. The story is simple but very riveting. I highly recommend this horror romance.
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| 1 | CinemaSean | 95 80th |
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AMAZING vampire film! Such a great premise, and atmosphere. If you can deal with reading subtitles, go for it! You won't regret it!
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Paxton | 85 94th |
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Immediate classic. Touching tale of friendship between two "outcasts." I wish they would remake this in English so I wouldn't have to read my movies.
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| 1 | ytmn | 90 87th |
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Nice use of imagery, striking contrast of violence and tenderness. A very mature story despite the age of lead characters being 12. Very good background music.
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larcher | 87 84th |
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Horror is good even in good movies, this is one of them.
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| 1 | wuLFe | 92 88th |
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A rare case of the remake not being complete crap, I still think that the brooding, understated, and unceasingly gray backdrop of this, the Swedish original, is the stronger of the two. If Twilight fans had any sense (hint : they don't) they'd be taking notes on how a real tale of love between a vampire and a mortal should be told, without Hollywood's ham-handed heartthrobs attempting to make all the young 'uns wet, while sparkling in the friggin' sunlight.
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gabitheizen | 100 98th |
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This movie is amazing and the cast, specially Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson. They were great in it and worked brilliant together. Tomas Alfredson did an excellent job with the cast and crew; The plot is really interesting; with all these vampire love stories, this one is, by far, the best;it shows vampires exactly how they are, not wanting to create a fairy tale about vampires but to show something more realistic. Which worked very well here.
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o_rety | 95 94th |
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A journey through excellence. For starters it has a great story with an unique twist on an old trope told with deliberately slow pace and magnificent attention to details. What cinematography! Those scenes are gonna stay with you for some time. All augmented by beautiful music, at times juxtaposing with its majesty what's violently going on on screen. The kid actors did a great job and at one point it features probably the best use of deus ex machina I've ever seen in a movie.
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| 1 | Daz | 90 90th |
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There are so many words to describe this film as it is amazing on so many levels. Stunning in the sense that the cinematography accompanies every mood to add to the film's effect. Creepy and chilling, the ideas and the scenes can leave you on the edge of your chair in shock and appraisal, at the same time. This film in it's purest sense is a romance, the horror aspect comes in secondary, but the twist (or rather twists) leaves you questioning the romanticism.
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QtheAlmighty | 89 93rd |
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Simple idea, but eerily beautiful and haunting.
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| 1 | Gul Cratt | 88 91st |
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Hoyte van Hoytema is an artist.
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| 1 | Nepeta | 90 90th |
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Deftly combines the tender with the sinister creating one of the most interesting, compelling and depending on your viewpoint either beautiful and touching or darkly manipulative relationships put to celluloid.
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| 1 | Alex WS | 99 98th |
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Everything is great. The setting is wonderfully utilised and gives a great atmosphere. The plot moves forward brilliantly always keeping the viewer on edge. The characters are never less than real. Great, great, great.
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Proximity | 80 79th |
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Anybody calling this the best vampire movie ever made - whether or not they know anything at all about vampire movies - is probably telling the truth.
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| 1 | kjetting | 95 97th |
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Almost perfect vampire romance with dark undertones. Set in Swedish suburbs in the 80's, with many true horrors more scary than vampires. Very slow paced compared to typical American horror, and an incredibly beautiful movie.
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SullaLion | 100 94th |
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A beautiful film and faithful adaptation of the book. Excellent casting, acting, score, and atmosphere.
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Jimmis | 80 69th |
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A film that captures the pain of adolescence, in a very spectacular way. I couldn't help but feel there were parts that could only be explained by the book, but the overall story was still masterfully done, with great child acting.
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Headwound | 98 88th |
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I've always felt that foreign films can do horror in such a right way that makes American films look like Barney. This is a prime example. There's no punches pulled, there's nothing that this story holds back that doesn't make you feel that welcomed form of being slightly uncomfortable that just GRIPS you by the lungs and SQUEEEEEZES. Nothing is watered down (pardon the pun if you remember the pool scene) and it gives you a feeling that vampire movies in a post-Twilight world can be FANTASTIC!
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| 1 | BaconHussy | 100 89th |
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Far better than the US remake.
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le mami | 90 95th |
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By far, it's my favourite vampire movie ever. Great acting by little children and perfect ending.
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| 1 | Venec | 85 71st |
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Fine adaptation of the book, and while the american version has the advantage of more coherent plot, this one makes up for it with the nordic atmosphere of loneliness.
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Monisit | 91 87th |
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Had a bit of an underwhelming end, but it certainly is one of the most feel good horror films I've seen. Absolutely beautiful work, from the excellent child acting, to a surprisingly heartwarming coming-of-age tale.
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| 1 | Morble | 73 76th |
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A very stylish and interesting movie, incorrectly categorized as horror.
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Argion21 | 85 82nd |
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A bullied boy's power fantasy, wrapped in marvellous cinematography and very low paced narration. And what I like most about it, is its consistency: a power fantasy becoming reality won't remain without brutal consequences.
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| 1 | kyoungberg | 99 99th |
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Watch it..
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Jimmy Suede | 70 45th |
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Such a heart-warming story drenched in blood and killing. It's well-done, I'll give it that.
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