Edinburgh International Film Festival

            The movie Let the Right One In is a Swedish film from director Thomas Alfredsson.  It’s an adaptation of the bestselling novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist.  Starring in this film are young, talented Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson.  This film is an excellent tale of young love, coming of age, facing fears, and dealing with life changing differences.  The film is set in snowy Stockholm and reaches out to people of all age levels.

            This movie was absolutely excellent.  The acting in the movie was right on the money, the cinematography was wonderful, and the story was one of the best that I’ve ever heard.  This movie provides the audience with humor, action, drama, suspense, and horror all rolled up in one and delivered in a way that keeps the viewer glued to the screen.  I again and again found myself asking “what’s next” as the tale unfolded.  I went into the movie without any expectations and was blown away by what I saw.  The protagonists are easy to identify with and the antagonists make you wish for them to meet their fate.  The special effects were done well but not over done. I could find very little wrong with the movie.  About the only problem I had with it was a slight lack of back story for Eli, one of the main characters, which I would have liked to have had.  I give Let the Right One In four out of five stars and recommend that anyone looking for a good suspense thriller make an effort to see this film.