Film2008115 min

Let the Right One In

Name: Let the Right One In
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 2008
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist

Taste attributes: dramahorrormonster/alien/supernaturaldetectivefantasyslowunsavouryheavyimaginarygrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Eli is 12 years old. She’s been 12 for over 200 years and she just moved in next door."

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, heavy horror film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

7.5/10

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Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Set in 1982 in the suburb of Blackeberg, Stockholm, twelve-year-old Oskar is a lonely outsider, bullied at school by his classmates; at home, Oskar dreams of revenge against a trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old, next-door neighbor Eli, who only appears at night in the snow-covered playground outside their building.

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