24 July 09
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN - Tomas Alfredson - 2008 - Another film fest era DVD rental
Yes I rented a DVD the night after watching the four-hour CHE in the cinema during the afternoon. Aieee Aiee!!! I couldn’t not watch a film! Please!
Anyway: yes LET THE RIGHT ONE IN is probably the best vampire film ever made after NOSFERATU in the 1920s. This is probably the closest I’ll ever come to liking a vampire film. For some reason, vampire narratives always leave me feeling underwhelmed. I just don’t connect.
Having said that, this film is excellent. The script is a taut adaptation by the author of the novel. It must be fascinating to shift a narrative that one has created in novel form into the relatively limiting form of a screenplay. Mr Lindqvist did a fine job in creating this story of a young boy and the vampire he befriends.
I loved the cinematography as well. I love snow on screen — all that white is always so beautiful and it reminds me of home.
A good film, but still, about vampires. If you’re into vampire narratives, you’ll probably flip out over this film! And the trailer is pretty damn awesome.
