Let the Right One In Movie Review

Let the Right One In is a 2009 Swedish vampire film based on the 2004 book of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist. It is about a timid 12 year old boy Oskar. He lives with his mother, spends occasional time with his father. He is a loner who is preyed on by a pack of aggressive bullies. One night while pretending to get revenge on the bullies he meets new neighbor Eli, who may not be human. 
The movie has a moody atmosphere that pulls you in and keeps you interested. It is a unique twisting of the vampire and coming of age stories. The actors were superb. I full on believed Eli was twelve and had been twelve for a very long time. While watching the movie I felt a full range of emotions. There was a level of tenderness that I loved.
There was an American remake called Let me In, do yourself a favor and skip that and watch the original Swedish one.TNT is making a tv show out of the book it is set to air sometime in 2017.

Both the Swedish film and the book are available for checkout through the Lake County Library System.