8/10
A different kind of vampire movie
15 November 2008
A young Swedish boy with confidence issues falls in love with a mysterious girl who lives next door.

This is a vampire movie for people who want to see a little something different. Even if you don't like vampire movies, there is every possibility that you would like this one. There is no glamorization of blood suckers here, it's not played for scares and it's really about an intense love developing between young kids.

There are some elements that are a bit hard to figure out, and the answers are never really given, but that just adds to the movie. The characters are people you can sympathize with, they aren't given a lot of choices but try to do the best with what they have. Their intense loneliness is lightened when they find each other; each recognizes the defects in the other and gives their love freely anyway.

The ending is particularly good, not one I've seen anywhere else. Big props to the people who made this; it's worth watching.
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