BLU-RAY
REVIEW: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
03/09/09
OVERVIEW: Based on
the best-selling novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, LET THE
RIGHT ONE IN weaves friendship, rejection and loyalty into a
disturbing and darkly atmospheric, yet poetic and
unexpectedly tender tableau of adolescence. Helmed by
Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN is
the first release of the Magnet Six Shooter film series, a
collection of six high-quality films that aims to bring fans
a mix of the most intelligent, genre-bending titles
available.
REVIEW: Lately, I’ve been watching
a steady steam of Hollywood movies and so when I got the
chance to review Let the Right One In, a movie I’ve been
hearing very good thing about, I jumped at it. This film
tells the story of a lonely 12 year old boy named Oskar (Kåre
Hedebrant) who is bullied at school. Oskar fantasies about
getting back at his bullies. Oskar finds an unusual friend
in his new neighbor Eli (Lina Leandersson). Eli is also
lonely however her predicament is different since she’s a
200 year old vampire in a 12-year old girl’s body.
That’s all I’ll say about the plot because the least you
know, the more you’ll enjoy the movie. The story unfolds
wonderfully under the crafty direction of Tomas Alfredson
and the writer Ajvide Lindqvist who wrote both the
screenplay and the novel. With a running time of about two
hours, the movie is never boring and keeps the excitement
high now know exactly where the movie is going to take us.
The other thing that Tomas and Ajvide have manage to do, is
present a fresh take on the vampire genre. This is perhaps
the most original movie I’ve seen in a while and a breath of
fresh air. I can’t recommend it enough. The performance by
Lina Leandersson is pitch perfect mixing the viciousness of
a vampire with the sweetness and innocence of a 12 year old
girl.
Luckily for us Magnet is releasing this movie on Blu-ray in
1080P High definition. The movie look pretty good on Blu-ray.
The color palette, which the director says are Swedish’s
colors, feels and looks appropriate. The disc also features
four deleted scenes and a seven minute behind the scenes
with director Tomas Alfredson.
Review By Brad Peterson
brad@smartcine.com
VIDEO:
Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) 1080P
AUDIO:
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Swedish 5.1 DTS-HD Master
Audio
Subtitles: English Narrative Subtitles, English, English SDH,
Spanish
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Deleted Scenes - Four
deleted scenes all worth watching (5:52)
Behind the Scenes - Director Tomas Alfredson
discuses the making of the movie. (7:37)
Photo Gallery
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