Swedes are creepy

I remember when I watched Let the Right One In. I was sitting in front of my computer and I had a pillow in front of me, for when it gets really creepy and I can use it for cover. Let the Right One In was an interesting film. And no, by ‘interesting’, I don’t mean bad. It wasn’t exactly awesome, but it was surprisingly simple and melancholic. It was a bit gory in parts, but it wasn’t in-your-face Hostel-gross. Once the movie started, I could feel the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I don’t know what it is about vampires or monsters or whatever that are represented by foreign films. They just seem way scarier. The vampires in 30 Days of Night were frightening, and they were speaking a fictional language developed by a Linguistics professor to convey primal ideas.

Anyway, back to Let the Right One In. The film turned out to be less scary than I had expected it to be. It was rather sentimental (and this isn’t a negative thing) and focused, which was surprising. You don’t really expect a lot of horror movies to have that sort of approach. The plot was interesting, but it could have used more meat to fill in the story. I would recommend it to those who appreciate foreign films as well as scary films. This movie excelled in establishing a haunting atmosphere – one which a lot of American horror movies are lacking in. Overall, you come away from the movie with a sense of melancholy, and a greater appreciation for Swedes – because they can be extra creepy if they want to.