North
Carolina Premiere!
LET THE
RIGHT ONE IN
(Sweden, R, 2008, 114 min)
Let
the Right One In is a
dark, original and hauntingly beautiful story of young love, set in the
snowy suburbs of 1980s Stockholm, which deservedly won the top award
for best narrative feature at this year’s Tribeca Film
Festival. Don't look for the blood of 30 Days of Night,
or even Gothic
tombs, but trust us, if you love great drama and vampires, you need to
see this film. The movie is based on a novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist
of the same title (which apparently he lifted from a Morrissey song). Let The Right One
In tells the story of Oskar, a pale 12-year-old boy,
who's bullied by his classmates. One night, he meets his new
neighbor Eli in the snow covered playground outside his apartment
block. Eli only ever comes out at night. As they
bond over a Rubik's Cube, it becomes clear that these two lonely kids
are the perfect soul mates, and the fact that she's a vampire hardly
fazes Oskar at all. Of course, the rest of the world is not
quite so understanding. Since Eli moved into the area, there
have been a series of killings and the neighbors are getting
suspicious. Let
the Right One In is that rare instance in
modern horror: a film with a heart and soul that manages to be
touching, magical, thought provoking and creepy all at the same time.
In Swedish with
English subtitles.
Viewer’s
Guide: Violence, gore, language and brief graphic
nudity.
SCREENINGS: Saturday at 9:25 p.m. & Sunday at 3:10 p.m.
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