Director - Tomas Alfredson
Genre - Drama/Mystery/Horror
A devastatingly unsweetened film about an unlikely friendship forged in blood and terror. Based on a Swedish novel, a Hollywood remake is already in the pipeline and it isn't hard to see why. This chilling tale shines a light on what it means to be a vampire and no, it isn't pretty like 'Twilight'. The novelist reportedly didn't set out to write a book about vampires, only a look back on his childhood mixed in with fictional, terrifying encounters to overcome. Eli, a girl who lives on the precious red fluid fueling our existence is manifested from this idea and god almighty, she is one hell of a dark creature! Not so much a breath, but a torrent of fresh air.
5 STARS!
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Comments
LtROi was my fave film of 2008. Glad it passed your rating with flying colors. Have you seen the trailer to the American remake? Heh.
Amy - No we haven't seen the trailer of the remake yet. And yes, she didn't sparkle haha! This is not 'Twilight'. The girl would have made mincemeat out of Edward. :)
Shubhajit - Yes you're absolutely right. The film really got us thinking for days and days. And it wasn't happy thoughts of sunshine and care bears. What made us sat back and said "oh my god, this is good" was how the film never lost any of its humanity eventhough it was as dark as can be. The relationship between the boy and the girl felt real. They were two very lonely souls who formed a sweet connection. Vampires are often presented in cinema as either sexy or evil. The one here is neither. She's just like one of us. Scared and trying to make ammends with what she has become.