An English-language remake of a Swedish horror may not initially seem like the typical film to be susceptible to fan hate, but fan-boys don't always need to be comic book obsessives. Most Americanisations of foreign horror tend to be pretty poor, offering little more than a decreased sense of dread and caucasian stars. And naturally fans of those originals aren't going to be pleased seeing something they loved diluted and churned out for mass audiences to miss the point. So in many cases the reviews of Let Me In, Matt Reeves remake of the sublime Let The Right One In were written long before it was released. The film-makers staunchly denied that the film was actual a remake of Tomas Alfredson's beloved original, insisting it was a readaptation of the original source novel, although given that many of the same plot beats were used that's a shaky argument. That doesn't mean this is cynical as The Grudge or Dark Water though; there's real style to the film. Some moments, in particular an expertly shot car crash that feels like a precursor to the 360 degree tank shot Reeves employed again in Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, are novel in their own right and to dismiss the film just because of its origins was a mistake way too many cineastas made.
