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Let the Right One In
Magnet Releasing (Magnolia Pictures)
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MPAA RATING: R for some bloody violence including disturbing images, brief nudity and language
Starring
Kare Hedebrant,
and
Lina Leandersson
A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him with her father. A pale, serious young girl, she only comes out at night and doesn't seem affected by the freezing temperatures. Coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of inexplicable disappearances and murders. One man is found tied to a tree, another frozen in the lake, a woman bitten in the neck. Blood seems to be the common denominator. But by now a subtle romance has blossomed between Oskar and Eli, and she gives him the strength to fight back against his aggressors. (Magnolia Pictures)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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Horror
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Romance
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| WRITTEN BY: |
John Ajvide Lindqvist
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Tomas Alfredson
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: March 10, 2009
Theatrical: October 24, 2008
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| RUNNING TIME: |
114 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
Sweden |
| LANGUAGE(S): |
Swedish |
Alternative Title: Låt den rätte komma in

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Washington Post
John Anderson
In the basest of terms, a horror flick. But it's also a spectacularly moving and elegant movie, and to dismiss it into genre-hood, to mentally stuff it into the horror pigeonhole, is to overlook a remarkable film.

100
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
This is one of the real finds of 2008.

100
Empire
Kim Newman
At once a devastating, curiously uplifting inhuman drama and a superbly crafted genre exercise, Let The Right One In can stand toe-to-toe with Spirit Of The Beehive, Pan's Labyrinth or Orphee. See it.

91
Portland Oregonian
M. E. Russell
It's one of the great horror films of recent years -- and a welcome antidote to the in-your-face sonic assaults that all too often pass for genre fare.

90
Film Threat
Jeremy Knox
The best fairy tales always have so much darkness in them. That's why they resonate so deeply. This is a magnificent film.

89
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Could be summarized as a vampire tween romance, but that cheap and tawdry sum-up does zero justice to the magnificent emotional resonance of this gemlike bloodstone of a film.

88
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
The beauty of Let the Right One In resides in the way the horror remains grounded in a tragic kind of love.

88
Baltimore Sun
Michael Sragow
Most contemporary horror films derive shocks from mere torture. Let the Right One In locates most of its fright-power in the needs and confusions of people who are usually overlooked.

88
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
The most violent scene is dreamlike, and more direct killings are often seen at an angle or from a distance. The camera placement is thoughtful and effective, never titillating.

88
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Stick your neck out for this Swedish horror show. It's a winner, full of mirth and malice, plus a young romance you'll never see on the Disney Channel.

88
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The young actors are powerful in draining roles. We care for them more than they care for themselves. Alfredson's palette is so drained of warm colors that even fresh blood is black.

88
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Funny, fear-inducing, with periods of voyeuristic gore and an undercurrent of anxiety and dread, Let the Right One In is up there with the bloodsucking classics.

83
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
It's a little long and dissipates some of its power in an unfocused subplot, but the skewed sensibility of the film is both innocent and feral and offers a smart and satisfying reworking to the familiar genre. An American remake is already in the works.

83
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Maria Schneider
It's a sweetly queasy film that suggests the spirit that sustains us, the demons we hide from the world, and the monsters that prey upon us in the dark might all be variations on the same beast.

80
New York Magazine
David Edelstein
It's a genuine genre vampire picture; and it's Swedish, winter-lit, Bergmanesque.

80
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir
An ingenious mixture of satire, dead-end suburban realism and gory vampire fantasy.

80
Village Voice
Elena Oumano
A coolly balanced and utterly compelling examination of alienation and love.

80
Newsweek
David Ansen
Let the Right One In unfolds with quiet, masterly assurance.

80
The Hollywood Reporter
Justin Lowe
A moody adaptation of the Swedish best-seller about a fateful mortal-vampire romance, Let the Right One In is atypically literate and unexpectedly affecting suspense fare. Complex characters, ominous situations fraught with mortality and the recklessness of youthful ardor create a tense and subtly shaded narrative.

80
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Alfredson makes the most of every detail, carefully crafting an atmosphere of haunting alienation. These two lost souls may come together under unusual circumstances, but their connection feels universally human.

80
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano
In this sinister but gorgeous and compelling film by director Tomas Alfredson, being human and acting human don't always go together.

80
The New York Times
Manohla Dargis
There is a remarkable stillness to many of the film's most indelible images, particularly the exteriors, which are so carefully photographed, and without the usual tiresome camera jiggling, as to look almost frozen.

80
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
A remarkably fine and genuinely frightening movie about a teenage vampire.

75
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Despite having no previous film experience, Kare Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson give evocative performances as Oskar and Eli, respectively.

75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Rick Groen
Let the Right One In is a children's film, but you wouldn't want your child to see it. It's a horror film, but the gruesome splatter is the least of its scares. And it's a love story, but the prepubescent kind where sex is a distant idea and loneliness a shared reality. A wicked trick, a cinematic treat, this is some Halloween offering.

75
San Francisco Chronicle
Reyhan Harmanci
Strikes a surprising array of notes: scary, sad and hopeful. The director, Tomas Alfredson, does a great job of presenting peril in the film.

75
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
Some will classify Let the Right One In as a horror movie, and I suppose that's technically accurate. To me, however, this is much more of a coming-of-age/friendship movie.

70
Variety
Alissa Simon
Calling to mind the work of Anne Rice and Stephen King, atmospheric adaptation of Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist's bestseller is well directed by his countryman Tomas Alfredson ("Four Shades of Brown") and should click with cult and arthouse auds.

70
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
The Scandinavian moodiness of the first half gives way to a series of jolting set pieces in the second.

50
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
If random arty blood thrills are your cup of fear, perhaps you'll enjoy Let the Right One In, a Swedish head-scratcher that has a few creepy images but very little holding them together.


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