A Redband Trailer for Let Me In, the remake of the Swedish Let the Right One In is online. I don’t know exactly what is Redband about it, but that’s what they are calling it.
For those not following the transition from the critically acclaimed Let the Right One In, the film is about Abby, a mysterious 12-year old girl, who moves next door to Owen. Owen is a social outcast who is viciously bullied at school and in his loneliness, forms a profound bond with his new neighbor. Owen can’t help noticing that Abby is like no one he has ever met before. As a string of grisly murders occupy the town, Owen has to confront the reality that this seemingly innocent girl is really a savage vampire.
While the description makes eyes roll as “yet another vampire movie” groans follow, the original is more of a drama that focuses more on the relationship of these two young people and the vampire thing is very secondary to the plot.
Its very well done, and a fresh look at a vampire story. I hope this remake does it justice.
The trailer has a similar but still different feel than the original film.
And Chloe Moretz is playing Abby. This young actress is phenomenal and I feel like we may never see the end of her career.
