At times, Matt Reeves‘ remake of 2008’s adaptation of "Let the Right One In" is shot-for-shot — swapping the former’s European setting for snowy New Mexico. But this underrated tale of a child-sized vampire befriending an awkward, young boy doubles-down on the emotional subtext in ways that surpass the original. Both are haunting films that put a welcome twist on the vampire genre, but Reeves’ effort is more interested in the emotional, thematic tentpoles holding up this gothic horror tale of adolescence.
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