Reasons I liked this:
- Any scary aspect is created out of a wonderful creation and nurturing of atmosphere, rather than on moments that make you jump. The film takes place in a world in which strange, scary things happen - a man goes round killing people by drugging them, hanging them upside down and draining their blood, a small girl vampire jumps down on passersby, a man deforms himself with acid to prevent his apprehension by the police...
- As Claire said, it's ripe for film students. It tackles a coming-of-age story, a love story, a story of obsession, of desire, of family, of the alienation of childhood and gets it all right. The vampire stuff is done well, but the story is about far more than that.
- The cinematography. There's never a shot that takes you out of the story, that makes you go "wow", but there are lots of quietly amazing shots. It opens with a distorted reflection of Oskar on a windowpane, and there are great shots of schools, shops and the city at night.
- The ending. Absolutely terrifying, absolutely wonderful!
Definitely another contender for a film of the year.
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