I am going to give you a very subjective view on this much praised Swedish vampire movie. Objectively, there's nothing wrong with it. It's a coming of age story with vampire elements that takes its time to unfold. The direction is tasteful, the acting is good (as far as I can tell, speaking not one word Swedish) and the movie is certainly one of a kind.
Still, personally I didn't enjoy "Låt den rätte komma in" too much and had to fight my way through it. It's just so damn slow, which I'm aware is intentional. Life in this middle-of-nowhere-town, where the characters of "Låt den rätte komma in" live, is damn slow. I did like that new approach to horror. It's not as fairy tale-like as Guillermo del Toro's work, it's not spiced with a forced twist at the end like M. Night Shyamalan's movies and it sure as hell isn't your everyday Hollywood slasher or Asian ghost story. It's just a drama anchored in real life with a few horror elements thrown in. So, yeah, as I've said, this is an original movie. Only problem is, as a horror movie it's neither shocking, nor spooky. As a drama "Låt den rätte komma in" is okay, but the horror elements are just a bit out of place.
A lot of people will love the movie for exactly the same reasons that I was pretty much bored throughout the entire 120 minutes running time. Let's say that "Låt den rätte komma in" is good, but not for everyone, and certainly not for every horror buff. You might wanna give it a try to find out which category of people you belong in. If you don't like the movie after the first 15 minutes, though, you might as well turn it off, as it doesn't get any different from then on.
Still, personally I didn't enjoy "Låt den rätte komma in" too much and had to fight my way through it. It's just so damn slow, which I'm aware is intentional. Life in this middle-of-nowhere-town, where the characters of "Låt den rätte komma in" live, is damn slow. I did like that new approach to horror. It's not as fairy tale-like as Guillermo del Toro's work, it's not spiced with a forced twist at the end like M. Night Shyamalan's movies and it sure as hell isn't your everyday Hollywood slasher or Asian ghost story. It's just a drama anchored in real life with a few horror elements thrown in. So, yeah, as I've said, this is an original movie. Only problem is, as a horror movie it's neither shocking, nor spooky. As a drama "Låt den rätte komma in" is okay, but the horror elements are just a bit out of place.
A lot of people will love the movie for exactly the same reasons that I was pretty much bored throughout the entire 120 minutes running time. Let's say that "Låt den rätte komma in" is good, but not for everyone, and certainly not for every horror buff. You might wanna give it a try to find out which category of people you belong in. If you don't like the movie after the first 15 minutes, though, you might as well turn it off, as it doesn't get any different from then on.