April 1, 2009
Review- Let the Right One In (2007) Rating- 3/5 I just finished watching this film and I really don’t get what all the hype was about. I have a secret love for vampire and zombie movies, but this one is slightly above average. The film works in the sense that it is grim and dark while also having several humorous moments. Beyond that, I didn’t really find that much more to the film. I think that my major issue with the film was the dialogue. I do, however, feel that the issue here is more of a translation problem. I started watching the film in subtitles (I hate dubbed films) but switched back and forth between dubbed and titles to see which gave a richer dialogue. I found the dialogue to be boring and it got on my nerves, perhaps it was intended to do so, or perhaps it was a translation issue. Maybe they were just quiet children/vampires that really had little to say. I have no answer to this, but I found that it took away from an otherwise promising film. I did like the film for its darkness and interesting storyline. There are a lot of interesting elements in it that make it a decent film worth watching late at night. Perhaps if I spoke Swedish I would have really enjoyed it.

Review- Let the Right One In (2007)

Rating- 3/5

I just finished watching this film and I really don’t get what all the hype was about. I have a secret love for vampire and zombie movies, but this one is slightly above average. The film works in the sense that it is grim and dark while also having several humorous moments. Beyond that, I didn’t really find that much more to the film.

I think that my major issue with the film was the dialogue. I do, however, feel that the issue here is more of a translation problem. I started watching the film in subtitles (I hate dubbed films) but switched back and forth between dubbed and titles to see which gave a richer dialogue. I found the dialogue to be boring and it got on my nerves, perhaps it was intended to do so, or perhaps it was a translation issue. Maybe they were just quiet children/vampires that really had little to say. I have no answer to this, but I found that it took away from an otherwise promising film.

I did like the film for its darkness and interesting storyline. There are a lot of interesting elements in it that make it a decent film worth watching late at night. Perhaps if I spoke Swedish I would have really enjoyed it.

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