Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other peoples blood to live he's faced with a choice. How much can love forgive? Let The Right One In is a story both violent and highly romantic, set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It's set against a very dismal backdrop but that adds to the overall texture of the movie. The actress playing Eli was great. For a vampire movie it was in a way touching. I haven't read the book but I hear the character development goes a whole lot deeper especially with Eli. I am sure they'll fuck the remake up.
I haven't read the book but I hear the character development goes a whole lot deeper especially with Eli. I am sure they'll fuck the remake up.
Super true. The book is also waaaaay more disturbing as there is a much deeper pedophilia theme that only gets touched on in the movie. A couple of the writer's other books are in the process of getting translated, so keep an eye out for those.
