Let the Right One In

** - I think one of the main factors in my less-than-fond opinion of the horror genre is that my morose and stoic nature doesn’t allow me to frighten easily. Even if that was not the case, and the genre did give me that adrenaline rush that many get from it, I don’t think this Swedish film would have had any impact on me anyway. Leave it to the Swedes to create a horror/thriller that was not horrifying in the least and had no thrills whatsoever. It was, however, pretty nicely shot, well directed and had a couple of all-too-brief unsettling moments. On the other hand, it moved as slow as molasses and starred mainly kids; and in my opinion, you’ll never get the nuanced performances from a kid that you will from an adult.