let film let american horror romance film written directed starring grace remake swedish film let right tells story bullied year old boy develops friendship female vampire child new_mexico early 1980s interest producing english version let right began shortly released audiences acquired rights english adaptation initially offered director swedish film opportunity direct declined signed direct write screenplay changes english version altering setting stockholm new_mexico renaming lead characters film producers stated intent plot similar original accessible wider audience principal photography began early november concluded january film budget estimated million let premiered toronto film festival september released north_america october film placed critics list critics noted rare hollywood remake stayed true original criticized derivative swedish film film earned million box office revenue worldwide million earned united_states canada grace won awards performance critics praising screen chemistry star let released dvd blu ray north_america february march official comic book miniseries prequel titled let crossroads released film establishes story ends theatrical film begins plot march new_mexico man taken hospital unnamed police detective tries question recent murder detective called phone told man daughter phone man jumps window leaving note reads sorry weeks earlier unhappy lonely year old boy neglected parents sees young girl named grace older man thomas moving door notices despite snow owen meets night asks cold seeing feet states doesn cold owen close friends start communicating code walls apartments school bully named kenny friends mark jimmy constantly owen lies mother tells truth encourages thomas murders man collects blood accidentally hungry attacks concerned neighbor named jack drink blood revealing vampire night thomas hides teenager car murders passenger tries flee crashes car trapped inside concentrated acid face prevent identification taken hospital bringing story scene learns happened climbs hospital building thomas speaking desk worker noticed departure couldn find knocks window points throat unable speak window drinks blood thomas passes falls death night owen awakened insists verbally invite spends night bed clothes agrees girlfriend day owen class goes ice skating river kenny friends threaten throw owen hole ice relationship owen hits kenny metal pole splitting left ear causing scream pain moment kids spot body ice begin screaming body jack thomas threw river body thomas bag later owen sees hoping blood pact cuts finger unable control laps drop owen blood revealing vampire form wanting hurt owen vampire flees instead attacks woman named virginia jumping tree virginia boyfriend larry witnesses attack calls ambulance chasing night admits owen vampire thomas father owen discovers aged photo thomas young boy thomas continued age posed father physically age past hospital morning nurse goes virginia unit open finds virginia bloody turned vampire sunlight enters room virginia bursts flames quickly spread unit killing setting entire floor fire owen spend night morning detective forces way apartment finds asleep begins uncover window distracted owen wakes attacks detective feed blood dying detective appeals owen help owen intervene tells owen leave town share kiss watches enters taxi leaves owen swim class kenny older brother jimmy friends seeking revenge injury owen inflicted kenny ear ambush owen throw pool jimmy says owen hold breath underwater minutes cut cheek jimmy owen eyes owen forced underwater jimmy minute kenny friends realize excessive try telling jimmy stop angrily refuses unseen breaks attacking owen sees torn limbs sinking pool owen emerges pool catch breath sees pair familiar bare feet come near looks smiling screen owen leaves town broad daylight train traveling large trunk inside message code tapped owen response looks window quietly singing eat save later later candy owen shared earlier scene cast owen year old bullied later abbey boyfriend grace vampire poses thomas daughter later owen girlfriend thomas man adult companion owen mother unnamed mother owen provides voice owen father virginia woman victims kenny bully owen mark kenny friends kenny friends larry virginia boyfriend jimmy older brother kenny jack man victims production development according executive producer interest project initially began middle original let right screened audiences rights english language film later acquired film festival let right won founders award best narrative feature quickly introduced director swedish producers original film involved producers adaptation director swedish film initially asked direct remake turned stating old film twice stories want tell producer initially referred film faithful remake think true beats maybe little bit scary later said version don remake imagining decision new film adaptation criticized stated numerous occasions favor film remake film original bad don think said producer said incredibly original honest picture grossed million like lawrence producer clear plot let closely resemble original film accessible wider audience writer john hand says told new film based book remake swedish film completely different going interesting expressed intent retain book early 1980s setting admiration book adaptation terrific movie fantastic book think touching haunting terrifying film excited said response criticism said understand people love original film come trash fact respect film drawn personal mercenary reasons hope people chance initially approached idea reading novel gained better appreciation story said shouldn remake read book completely taken intrigued personal story felt written terrific story adapted film wrote told wasn drawn story brilliant genre story personal aspect reminds childhood adapting writing adapting film adjustments changing names protagonists owen moving setting stockholm suburb small new_mexico town asked change ages main characters refused saying ruin essence story change completely need innocence told actors watch original film version stay true essence story filmmakers noted intend forge unique identity let placing firmly american context time paying respect original comparing adaptation swedish admitted adding different details book weren original film stating story big couldn add lot stuff taking away focus coming age story tried allusions references stuff book admitted borrowing elements swedish film stating things adapted brilliantly movie borrowed thought great adaptation things hopefully don fit context story mixture details book original film things grew adapting adapting story american audiences stated keeping 1980s time period film critical exploring theme good evil ronald_reagan evil empire speech example american thought period stated idea reagan evil empire speech sort school thought evil outside evil soviets felt idea central main character owen dark feelings kind american town sort reagan era mindset fit feel confused years old knowing means wish kill kids day humanity casting july audition tapes leaked internet showing grace auditioning role vampire interview hinted landed role owen casting leading roles confirmed october addition adult companion press release director described absolute dream cast added couldn excited working cast release road kick ass films directors respectively praised young actors recommended filming principal photography began new_mexico november filming took place different new_mexico locations concluding january large section film filmed new_mexico granted special request film director producer town movie new_mexico local police department loaned film crew 1980s style uniforms patrol cars use film local teenagers cast extras felt story wanted film shot way viewing bright star hired cinematographer admired work natural light film shortly filming sought advice steven_spielberg directing child actors instructed leads diary character intention sharing wrote stated process trying guide places trying let guide perspective important visual effects contracted handle film visual effects work studio supervisor worked alongside film visual effects supervisor production film scenes proved challenge team director wanted car crash sequence appear filmed uncut person plates shot involving actor backing car gas station second plate shot model car capable spun blue screen simulate car roll hill stunt double dummy placed car spun additional effects work dummy car rolled shots combined viewer believing complete shot software film shots involved form noted techniques challenging shot important character begins bleeding enters owen apartment invitation stated normally scene character shot set dressed blood case timing bleeding dependent emotional beats scene technique wouldn allowed control actress grace shot minimal prosthetic blood applied face reference techniques utilized prior film nightmare street software track shaking movements render gradual release blood face music soundtrack let original motion picture soundtrack film soundtrack album released october music composed stated scoring film difficult balancing act scenes mentioned trying let music matt like composing score stated applied certain musical themes character audience respond story progressed composing score convey correct emotion challenge said tricky finding right balance scary sentimental emotional weird balance dealing dynamic questionable far intentions film release box office announced august let world premiere september premiere opening night fantastic september films released promotional items placed small plastic evidence bags budget estimated million film released october north_america opening debut weekend estimated million theaters film international release began october european markets markets following film week theatrical run let grossed million worldwide million united_states canada film lowest grossing releases major studios movies released theaters critical response let received critical acclaim release review website rotten_tomatoes gives film score based reviews critics average score consensus similar original right ways changes stand let rare hollywood remake doesn add insult inspiration let included rotten tomatoes list best reviewed wide release films addition best reviewed horror film metacritic gave film average score based reviews judged generally favorable reviews according metacritic let best reviewed wide release films best reviewed film year horror category particular praise given film leads grace chemistry maturity screen acclaimed horror author wrote let genre triumph horror film best american horror film years wall_street_journal wrote film respectful remake let quietly stylish thoroughly chilling right new_york_post called let filmed horror movie seen years positively drives stake competition new_york_times wrote makes let fascinating mood creates interested intimacy easy slick effects roger_ebert chicago_sun-times praised film comparing original stated understands film eerie effective things work rolling_stone film critic initially skeptical gave film positive review writing thought sure hollywood remake swedish vampire film let right color prepare gave film stars stating good foreign film let received critics disputed claims film adapting book criticizing similar swedish film wrote movie absolutely direct remake film similar impossible differentiate similar vein noted plenty content original novel swedish film omitted hasn new contrary actually plot let version wrote credit written directed note similar script direction original comparing films opined remake makes obvious original film subtle complexity called utterly redundant remake year according telegraph let doesn need exist notion swedish cinema strange missing let right film textures haunted strange way sprung nation set remake contrast calculating machines let critics pick best films cnn year review special features comic book prequel april announced producing issue comic book limited series based film wrote comic series titled let crossroads prequel film issue guardian facing ruthless real estate wants steal home released december original author said asked comic think project looking matter hope right later informed fans fact sold rights comic stating producers nature contract signed author response john author let right wrote screenplay original swedish film pleased let said writer alive excellent versions debut novel screen feels let right great swedish movie let great american movie notable similarities spirit present let puts emotional pressure different places stands firmly legs like swedish movie cry points let dark violent love story beautiful piece cinema respectful rendering novel grateful accolades home media let released dvd blu ray north_america february march disc includes audio commentary director minute making film short focuses art special effects depth video process making film unique car crash scene deleted scenes trailer poster galleries digital copy film blu ray disc contains exclusive titled let dvd blu ray come copy crossroads comic book april dvd sales including blu ray totaled units sold million revenue
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