I Recommend: Let the Right One In

GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS MOVIE:

• Vampires.
  
• The fact that it's from Sweden, a country that produces few international movies (but from the looks of this one, that should change).
  
• The focus of the film is almost exclusively on children.
• The relationships between twelve year olds are portrayed with utmost reality; they're not particularly complex, but they're as real as any between adults.
  
• There is humor in sadness.
• There is sadness in humor.
• There are significant questions left unanswered by the end of the movie...not in a way that frustrates the audience, but in a way that allows them to draw their own conclusions. It's the kind where you think you know exactly what they were implying, only to discover someone else felt the same way with an entirely different opinion.
• The cinematography; mostly shot at night in illuminated snow-covered streets.
• The distinct balance between computer effects and straight shots.
• The distinct balance between "vampire movie" and "coming-of-age movie."
• The distinct balance between quiet moments and jolting action.
• The unapologetic (but never heavy-handed) usage of blood.