I can't really decide if this is brilliant movie or not. I got quite attached to it, so i just cannot be objective enough. And if I'd have seen this one at the proper age, I swear, I would've fallen in love with it.
Because however disturbing this movie might seem at first, it is a movie for the youth. I would recommend it to people around 13. Seriously. At that age kids wouldn't get really freaked out on anything, so i can't imagine someone would find this movie truly disturbing. Parents, stop being overprotective. I makes you look really stupid.
It may seem a violent, horrifying film on the surface (it has just enough gore to keep everyone entertained), but really it is just a movie about two 12 year old kids. One of them a vampire, and even has some more... complications, but that's really just a different WAY, to tell the same story over again.
Let the right one in is a simple, but subtle movie. The characters, the plot, none of those things are overtly complicated in this one, but it changes enough things to keep it fresh, and exciting. Once the film starts, and sets the mood, you'll know exactly what to expect... Or as you would think. The last half hour of the movie has some pretty nasty surprises and the ending is way more tragic if you start to think about it, but they all blend into the rhythm of it so well, you wont feel that bad about them (you may cringe however... There are some things you wouldn't be prepared for sure!). So, as I said, on the surface, this is not a very deep, or controversial movie. Or is it?. It seems to be an entertaining and touching youth-film, about a young boy and a... erm... "girl"...
The best thing about this movie however is the chemistry between the two protagonists. We see this relationship mainly from Oskar's point of view, and through his 12 years old eyes, this seems to work just fine! There is a certain innocence about them, as they slowly get closer to each other, which makes the outcome of the movie even more baffling. It's up to you, the viewer to draw the consequences, and even though everything you've seen between the two seemed sweet and honest, their fate is more likely sealed to lead to a tragic end. Does Eli know this? Does she think about it, which makes her a manipulative monster or she isn't even aware of her destructive nature which makes her also a victim, but even more dangerous? It's all up to you to decide.
So if you, like me had way more than enough of kidsploitation nowadays (seriously, whats the reason why every movie-maker thinks that from the age of about 12, kids only obsession would be having sex with everything that moves???), just pop in this obscure "kids movie", and enjoy! And be hasty because the American remake (yuck!) is on the way, and without the courage and charm of the original (and we can be totally sure, that it'll gonna lack these two things) that movie's gonna blow... So sad.
Because however disturbing this movie might seem at first, it is a movie for the youth. I would recommend it to people around 13. Seriously. At that age kids wouldn't get really freaked out on anything, so i can't imagine someone would find this movie truly disturbing. Parents, stop being overprotective. I makes you look really stupid.
It may seem a violent, horrifying film on the surface (it has just enough gore to keep everyone entertained), but really it is just a movie about two 12 year old kids. One of them a vampire, and even has some more... complications, but that's really just a different WAY, to tell the same story over again.
Let the right one in is a simple, but subtle movie. The characters, the plot, none of those things are overtly complicated in this one, but it changes enough things to keep it fresh, and exciting. Once the film starts, and sets the mood, you'll know exactly what to expect... Or as you would think. The last half hour of the movie has some pretty nasty surprises and the ending is way more tragic if you start to think about it, but they all blend into the rhythm of it so well, you wont feel that bad about them (you may cringe however... There are some things you wouldn't be prepared for sure!). So, as I said, on the surface, this is not a very deep, or controversial movie. Or is it?. It seems to be an entertaining and touching youth-film, about a young boy and a... erm... "girl"...
The best thing about this movie however is the chemistry between the two protagonists. We see this relationship mainly from Oskar's point of view, and through his 12 years old eyes, this seems to work just fine! There is a certain innocence about them, as they slowly get closer to each other, which makes the outcome of the movie even more baffling. It's up to you, the viewer to draw the consequences, and even though everything you've seen between the two seemed sweet and honest, their fate is more likely sealed to lead to a tragic end. Does Eli know this? Does she think about it, which makes her a manipulative monster or she isn't even aware of her destructive nature which makes her also a victim, but even more dangerous? It's all up to you to decide.
So if you, like me had way more than enough of kidsploitation nowadays (seriously, whats the reason why every movie-maker thinks that from the age of about 12, kids only obsession would be having sex with everything that moves???), just pop in this obscure "kids movie", and enjoy! And be hasty because the American remake (yuck!) is on the way, and without the courage and charm of the original (and we can be totally sure, that it'll gonna lack these two things) that movie's gonna blow... So sad.