The Original: Let the Right One In (2008). Tomas Alfredson's movie version of John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel managed to single-handedly give the vampire genre a shot in the chest, plant Swedish filmmaking firmly onto our radar, and satisfy all walks of moviegoer from horror hounds to world cinema buffs, to anyone with decent taste. No mean feat for a small production, with two young unknown leads tackling controversial material. Slipped onto a number of critics' top ten lists of the year, and even the decade…

The Remake: US redo Let Me In arrives in UK cinemas this week. News of a remake was cooly received initially, but the movie gradually managed to build serious amounts of buzz. It helped that Matt Reeves assembled a killer cast, with teen talents Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Moretz playing the adolescent companions.

What's Missing? Well, Reeves ditches one of the more shocking shots from the original and throws in a superbly inventive car crash sequence, but other than the move to New Mexico, this sticks closely to the original's template. The result is a very decent movie, that would be all the more exciting if you haven't already seen Let the Right One In. Check out the Total Film verdict here.