Movies: Let the Right One In // Låt den rätte komma in (2008)

A bullied boy forms a unique friendship with his new neighbor, a peculiar girl with a dark secret. A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boys wish for a friend seems to comes true when he meets Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him. But Elis arrival coincides with a series of gruesome deaths and attacks. Though Oskar realizes that she’s a vampire, his friendship with her is stronger than his fear… Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson weaves friendship, rejection and loyalty into a disturbing, darkly atmospheric, yet unexpectedly tender tableau of adolescence. Although I’m not at all into vamipre movies, this is more a coming-of-age movie about friendship and making connections, despite the adversities of life. However, being a Swedish movie it’s also gore-y and stomach churning with a lot of blood and body horror scenes. Still gets four popcorns. To see all 30 photos, visit the article page. This…