Director: Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein
Starring: Kate Beckinsale
Hollywood is not afraid of making sequels. The fourth installment of the Underworld series is proof that they should be. The Underworld franchise focuses on a war between vampires and lycans (werewolves). For hundreds of years, humans have not known these supernatural creatures existed. Once humans are aware that vampires and lycans are not mythical they wage a war to kill them all.
In 2008, the foreign film Let The Right One In was released. This film,without question, is a classic and one of the best vampire movies ever made. If you have not seen it put it on the top of your Netflix queue. Not surprisingly, Hollywood has made an American version, and I can not help but feel that it is unnecessary. The 2010 adaptation is set in New Mexico during the early 1980’s. The story focuses on a young boy who is relentlessly bullied at school. He finds safety and comfort in his new young neighbor. Now just because I feel that the film is unnecessary does not mean that it is not a quality production. Let Me In stands on its own as a dark and beautiful film.
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