Let Me In could have been a disaster. Instead we get a film that’s solid entertainment but rather like a ‘best of’ compilation from the original Swedish modern-classic (yes, Let The Right One In is already a classic). Shots, settings (despite the move to America the mise-en-scene feels very familiar in places), and even lines of dialogue (straight from the English-language subtitle track) are taken from the original and mixed in with more American themes, such as a cop/serial killer paradigm, demonic possession and plenty of gore.

The original material is strong enough to hold its own despite the change in nationalities but the added content serves to water down the film, spending too much time with subsidiary characters and away from the central relationship between the kids. All in all it adds up to a film that feels too long and too slow for most mainstream horror audiences, begging the question of why this was remade in the first place?