Discuss: Are Remakes Like ‘Let Me In’ Any Less Genuine or Honest?

On the movie news front, it seems every week there’s another remake, reboot or reimagining coming our way. Most of the time, myself and many of my colleagues are quick to complain at the mere prospect of a remake, but when the right directing and acting talent comes together, there just might be something special to be made. This is even more likely when remaking a highly acclaimed foreign film for American audiences. However, director Tomas Alfredson, who saw his film Let the Right One In quickly remade into Let Me In by Matt Reeves, doesn’t seem to be a big fan of the remake, or any remakes. More below! The Playlist recently noticed an interview with Alfredson where he was asked about Reeves’ take on the source material with Let Me In. Before we get to his response, let’s flashback to another interview the aforementioned indieWire blog did with the …