Last night I watched
Let the Right One In, a vampire movie from Sweden that shows
Twilight up as so much overhyped cheese. LTROI is full of cold, icy exteriors, low key dramatic scenes, and an atmosphere of impending dread, done better than I've seen elsewhere in a long time. The horrific moments are few and far between, but terrific when they arrive. I'll say no more other than, it's well worth seeing.
But the bad news - I saw the dubbed version, and much of the voice acting is horrible, distractingly so, rendering some dramatic moments unintentionally comical and undermining a lot of good stuff along the way. Alas, reports on the interwebs indicate that the initial run of DVDs contain subtitles that are scarcely a better option, containing misspellings, nonsensical translations and more. I think the Blu-Ray may have an improved subtitle track, but double check before you purchase. (And renters like me will just have to live with what they get.)
As for the movie itself, it has a handful of special effects sequences, most of which are brought off flawlessly, so it's a pity that a single scene went completely off the rails. (I'll spoiler-tag it in case you want to determine for yourself which it was - but it seems to me it will be very obvious.)
That scene wasn't all that crucial to the rest of the film, so I just pretended I didn't see it. Otherwise, it's a rewarding experience, language issues aside. Check it out.