One of the most surprising Matt Reeves projects was "Let Me In," the remake of the Swedish horror film "Let the Right One In." At the time, few thought the project was necessary, since it arrived only two years after the original; however, Reeves proved everyone wrong, delivering an emotionally poignant story that garnered an astonishing approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
As he told Emanuel Levy, Reeves' attraction to the film was deeply personal. The director instantly identified with the original novel, written by John Ajvide Lindqvist, and how it subverted the typical vampire story. "It really touched me," Reeves said. "Lindqvist and Tomas Alfredson, who directed the Swedish film, created a powerful metaphor for the turmoil of adolescence." Reeves wrote to the author, explaining how the book reminded him of his own childhood and stayed with him, only to find out that it was also influenced by Lindqvist's youth. Hopefully, though, neither of them had a bloodsucking friend.
