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Not sure…PLOT

Oskar is the kind of boy who was teased a lot in my school, shy and quiet not to mention a little odd and unsure of himself. The other boys in school make fun of him a lot and he spends a little too much time playing with a knife and pretending what he’d do to them. He meets a girl named Eli outside one night who automatically tells him that she doesn’t want to be friends. She lives next door with a man presumed to be her father and slowly she starts bonding with Oskar. We also see scenes of her father killing men in the area and when it goes wrong, he douses himself with acid. Later Eli arrives at the hospital, he lets her suck his blood (sorry, couldn’t resist) and then dies. Eli and Oskar continue to bond, she ends up getting a little of his blood and then runs off to attack another woman so she won’t hurt him. The movie then alternates between some traditional horror and the relationship between the two kids.

TRIVIA

John Ajvide Lindqvist wrote both the book the movie was based on and the screenplay.

Opened in limited release in the U.S., playing only a handful of theaters across the country.

In the book Eli was castrated years ago, which explains the line, “I’m not a girl”. The movie was supposed to explain this, but the one scene that mentioned it was cut.

The movie will be remade as Let Me In by a U.S. director, with filming starting later this year.

THOUGHTS

I’ve wanted to see Let the Right One In since I wrote about it back in October. It didn’t play anywhere around me at first and when it finally did, I missed it. I figured that I’d have to wait for the DVD, but I finally got to see it. Now though, I’m not sure how I felt about it. The movie is really dark at times yet manages to portray the pre-teen angst in a very recognizable and honest way. There were parts that touched me, but there were also parts where I just kind of tuned out for a little bit. I’ve heard that the book has a lot more backstory and explanations and maybe that would have helped me somewhat. I feel almost stupid admitting that I’m not sure if I really liked it because I know a lot of people who loved it. I’m glad I finally saw it, but I don’t think I’ll be seeing it again.

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