Mori Having read positive things about this flick I finally bought it on DVD in Denmark last year but only got around to actually watch it last night. I won't bother to go in to the plot but the biggest problem with this film is the terrible script and most of all the weak directing and editing. The director and editor simply don't know how to pull of a scare and all the potential horror scenes fizzle out with a limp whimper. The music doesn't evoke any horror and is to mellow to work in film like this. What bugged me as well is that there is no reason for the film to take place in Northen Sweden as the story didn't take any advantages of the location, as the film took place in only one night. A damn shame that Swedens first attempt at straight horror should be this turkey.

edgelake OK... seeing to comment made by slake09 it's obviously difficult for nonswedish people to judge the acting. Because seriously the acting in this movie is awful, and I actually know why. The makes of this movie are two real horror fanatics. They love horror and gore. So that's what they wanted to do. Sure there is no other Swedish movie in this genre, but this is not a good first. The script is horrible, it has no apparent structure and the main concept get's lost along the way entangled in all the effects, bad acting and quite bad comedy. The main concept is awesome, vampires in a place where it's dark for a whole month. But that timelock is mentioned just once or twice and then lost. You never get the feeling of suspense that premise could bring. This is a disappointment because I really had hopes for this film. As a filmmakerin Sweden myself I hoped that this would be an opening for the Swedish movie business to dare do something different. But sadly it just shows that we still don't have the knowledge to make genre flicks well. We still try to do it the American way instead of trying to find our own way. We don't have the budgets they do, so we have to bring something else into the equation, and "Frostbiten" does not. Quite the opposite, it sets us back, because now it's gonna be a long while before anyone dares to try it again.

fred-83 It is nice to see some genre-movies produced in Sweden, finally. This is an ambitious project but somewhat let-down by (among other things) a low budget. The script is very enjoyable with funny set pieces and some good dialog which, unfortunately, is not always delivered well. The direction is lacking, some scenes are very awkwardly blocked, hardly rising above film-school level, and some of these things can not be blamed solely on the low budget. The ending is too abrupt, also. Much effort seems to have been put into the special effects, and they generally look very good. The score is symphonic, which is a really good choice, and it works well, although it is a bit overused. The sound is also really bad in some places, which add to the "film school"-feeling. The Russian music during the opening titles is really inspired and creates a nice atmosphere (reminiscent of Polanski's "The Fearless Vampire Killers). It is sad that the rest of the movie doesn't quite hold up. But it deserves to be praised for its ambition and just because it at least tries to be different from every other film produced in our, film standard-wise, mediocre country. It should have been a full Swedish "Lost Boys" but instead we got about 1/3 of it. (Hm, the IMDb comments spelling device makes suggestions identical to what I have typed, happen to anybody else?)

Kalle Dannestam (karl_lundholm) Considering it really had the makings of a great horror movie, I really got disappointed. Vampires, blood, night for a whole month in a pretty small town. Furthermore there aren't many good Swedish horror movies, so this one was really something I was looking forward to.How wrong I was.. I mean -why, why, why?! Where did the budget go? Why don't write at least 25 pages of manuscript before start filming and why not hire a director while you're at it? Awful acting, sometimes good special effects but no more than in a half-decent B-movie. A good thought started it all, and the idea isn't all bad, but where did it all go? We need more odd and special, not just strange and intellectual pictures from Sweden, but sure a heck not more movies like this one.