I really don’t like remakes. Like many film fans, I believe that they should be avoided at all costs, particularly when they are Hollywood remakes of excellent foreign films. However, Hollywood being what it is, remakes are inevitable. So when I heard that there were plans to remake the excellent Swedish film Let The Right One In, I have to admit that I was disappointed. Tomas Alfredson’s original film was a gem; it arguably helped to launch the recent vampire craze which has been so unfortunately and odiously continued by films like Twilight. I did not have high expectations for Let Me In, given the current state of the vampire genre, but director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) manages to deliver a pleasant surprise. If you have to remake a film, this is how to do it. Read the rest of this entry »