Let The Right One In (DVD) Reviews

Oskar is a twelve year old boy who is bullied at school and generally over-looked by everyone who knows him. Then he meets a young girl of his own age who has apparently moved in next door. Her name is Eli and she lives on blood. The man she lives with, Hakan, provides her with the blood by killing locals, but there is a hunt on for the murderer ...  Read the complete review

Let the right one in is a film that is quite unusual and rather different to those of a similar genre. I was not quite sure what to expect when about to watch this film, having heard a mixture of reviews, however I am glad I did watch it. The film itself is set in Sweden and is in the Swedish language with english ...  Read the complete review

I owe a debt of gratitude to Ailran for pointing me in the direction of this film with his excellent review of it. I would probably not have ever come across it otherwise and I have to say it is one of the most clever and enjoyable films I have watched for a while. This is a Swedish film with subtitles although I understand that it was ...  Read the complete review

Let the right One in has been something of a sleeper hit on the indie scene, a Swedish film about a 12 year old vampire, it sounds in theory a bit soft, but it's not at all. The film begins following the weak incredibly blonde 12 year old Oskar as he plays in front of mirror pretending to stab somebody, the scene is oddly reminiscent ...  Read the complete review

The film is set in one of Stockholm's suburbs in the early 1980's and is based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. I have not read the book so I will not compare the film to the novel in this review. Oskar is a 12 year old boy who is bullied in school. He has no friends and his relationship with his parents is somewhat distant. One ...  Read the complete review

Let The Right One is adapted from the novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist. It tells the story of Oskar, a 12 year old boy who befriends Eli, a vampire 100s of years old who is trapped in a child's body. Both are alienated for different reasons - Oskar is bullied at school and feels isolated while Eli is, well, a vampire! ...  Read the complete review

I first discovered this film by seing posters, my initial reaction was that this would be more horror/vampire trash. When i finally got round to watching it i was pleasantly suprised. You are introduced to a young boy who is the butt of all jokes and bullies attention which leaves you rooting for him to succeed then the mysterious ...  Read the complete review

With the recent spat of vampiric talent hitting books and screens, it's nice to see a less Hollywood attempt at the genre. Let the Right One In tells the story of a young boy who is being bullied. His neighbour, a quiet 12 year old girl, just so happens to be a vampire, and the two strike up a rewarding relationship. First off, this ...  Read the complete review

A review of the Momentum DVD, currently selling for £11 on amazon. This is a recent arty vampire film from Sweden. It's been getting some wildly over-the-top praise. As a bitter old cynic who's seen more vampire films than you have, I was half-expecting to be disappointed by this. But it more or less delivers, even if it inevitably ...  Read the complete review

Let the Right One in (2008) This is one of those films that I have been waiting to see, everything I have read about it was positive, and Ailran's review on Dooyoo convinced me, so it was with some expectation I sat down at the weekend to watch this on Virgin Media (not a DVD review). The director is Thomas Alfredson of whom ...  Read the complete review

This is a 15 rated Swedish horror film that runs for nearly two hours. It contains some graphic scenes of violence, one scene of nudity and some strong language. This is about a 12 year old boy, bullied at school, who befriends a 12 year old vampire girl when she moves in next door. They "fall in love" and she helps him deal ...  Read the complete review

Based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In focuses on the relationship between Oskar and the vampire Eli. Oskar's parents are separated and he is continuously bullied at school. Eli moves in nearby with an old man. Oskar forms a friendship with Eli who encourages him to stand up for himself. At this point Oskar is ...  Read the complete review

Let the right one in is directed by Tomas Alfredson. This film was based on a book by John Aivade Lindquist who also wrote the screen play. This is a Swedish movie with voice overs. This film stars Kare Hedabrant as Oskar and Lena Leandersson as Eli. The film is about a twelve year old boy named Oskar who is badly bullied at ...  Read the complete review

An only child, coping with separated parents and being tormented at school, Oskar begins displaying some disturbed behaviour, vengeful fantasies, playing with knives. His salvation, a friend, comes in the shape of Eli, a sickly girl who appears as if from nowhere, to live next door. A tentative friendship begins, it seems as if they have no one ...  Read the complete review

Despite having rave reviews and glowing recommendations, I personally felt that 'Let The Right One In' had very little to offer in terms of bolstering the vampire horror genre. With a decent premise, it was delivered with about as much character as a plain white bit of paper and was hard to differentiate from other vampire movies. Perhaps I'm ...  Read the complete review

Let The Right One In is a foreign language film based on the best-selling Swedish novel of the same name that I previously reviewed, comparing it's author to the next Stephen King. The book left me feeling stunned for a number of reasons, not least because of it's intensity and strong, dark and violent themes so I was intrigued when I heard it had ...  Read the complete review

We've had rights for women, rights for disabled people, now we've got rights for vampires! In all seriousness, I really enjoyed "Let The Right One In". It's a vampire film but with a twist. It's not a sexy older male vampire luring an unsuspecting damsel to her death. There were lots of very disturbing scenes but ...  Read the complete review

Tomas Alfredson directs this Swedish movie LET THE RIGHT ONE IN based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Following on from other vampire movies like Twilight and Blade this is a different twist on the vampire movie. The film centres on Oskar played by Kare Hedebrant a fragile youngster. The twelve year old is bullied at school and ...  Read the complete review

I watched this film and I had to say that I did not think that it would life up to much, but dont you just love it when you are proved wrong like this and actually end up enjoying the film? Because I was definitely proved wrong this time. The film is based upon a book which bears the same name as the film and the novel was written by ...  Read the complete review

Let the Right One In is based on the Swedish novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist, a tale that, quite frankly, puts most American vampire and horror films to a resounding shame. This is intense, meticulously crafted filmmaking that deserves a far larger audience than it will invariably gain, thanks to most filmgoers finding the ...  Read the complete review