A Swedish vampire movie, sounds like an interesting, possibly campy novelty, right? Who knew it would not only be good, but it would be amazing! Quite possibly the best vampire movie ever, and defiantly one of my 10 favorite films of last year. The dark snowy landscape of Scandinavia should make a perfect hunting ground for the androgynous, perpetually 12 year old vampire Eli; though she mostly prefers to stay on the grounds of their new apartment complex, and let her mysterious, middle aged and non-vampire associate go out and do the leg work of collecting blood.
This new mysterious girl who only comes out at night quickly becomes an object of fascination for Oskar, an awkward pubescent boy and neighbor who comes from a broken home and is mercilessly picked on at school. This relationship is like no other I’ve seen on screen, it is dark, needy, obsessive, and almost disturbingly full of sexual tension for characters so young. Screw Twilight, Swedish vampire movie is Stephenie Meyer by way of Gus Van Sant. Understated direction combines with a few surprising special effect shots, and complex, haunted characters in a film full of layers and subtext. I need to see it again soon. This is a thinking, adult horror movie, that transcends genera. A triumph, that should have been more recognized during awards season. 5 out of 5.
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As you well know my wife is very into vampire movies (not so much Twilight as Underworld). This one is emediately being added to the netflix list based solely on your review.
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