Border (2018) ***1/2

Many of the same themes from his screenplay adapting his book Let The Right One In (2008) appear in John Ajvide Lindqvist's screenplay for Border (2018), based on a short story by the author—outsider love, pedophilia, a thirst for human destruction (whether out of necessity to survive or for the sake of vengeance). Border is a difficult film to classify, if one were inclined to—it touches upon a few different genres—romance, drama, thriller, mystery, horror, fantasy. It's a really odd and unique film, as well, and I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of audience members laugh at inappropriate moments and have no clue how to react during others (particularly a highly unusual, explicit sex scene). Without spoiling anything, I will say that I really liked how well the film took disparate elements from various genres to create something unique. There are some jarring editing choices, but both the leads were excellent and the film kept me engaged throughout.