As a person who had seen the original Swedish movie, read the novel and tolerated the American offering of Let Me in, I am sorry to express my disappointment in Showtime's recent adaptation.
It does not follow the novel or the original storyline but makes up a new tale using the same characters and scenes from the original story.
The original story is a coming of age tale with a strong focus on childhood bullying.
I don't want to spoil the plot to others, but I highly recommend spending time to watch the original Swedish production before watching Showtime's spotty adaptation.
Whereas the original film was a horror movie, I feel that too much extraneous subplots made this show tedious.
It does not follow the novel or the original storyline but makes up a new tale using the same characters and scenes from the original story.
The original story is a coming of age tale with a strong focus on childhood bullying.
I don't want to spoil the plot to others, but I highly recommend spending time to watch the original Swedish production before watching Showtime's spotty adaptation.
Whereas the original film was a horror movie, I feel that too much extraneous subplots made this show tedious.