Well, this is certainly a remake of the original film and not just another adaptation of the novel. Most of the dialogue and shots are directly from the Swedish film and it's very obviously trying to recapture the magic that Let the Right One In has. All in all, I don't understand why this movie was remade (aside from the obvious desire to profit off of it) because this American version really brings absolutely nothing new to the table. It's an alright movie but I'm hesitant to say that it's a good remake (as remakes go) because, like I said, I don't understand why you'd watch this when you could watch the original and get almost the exact same thing but...better. Regardless, it's not like I didn't enjoy watching it, and I can easily see how anyone who hasn't seen the original could be very impressed with it. Chloe Moretz delivers, as usual, and the soundtrack was lovely. The only serious complaint I have was with the "climactic" scene - it was just hugely disappointing compared to the original and I really got absolutely nothing out of it. They really missed the mark for what made the original scene great and took the film out on a very low note. Bottom line, no, I would not recommend this movie to a friend. If they expressed interest in it I'd tell them to watch the original instead because I genuinely believe they'd get more out of it. But if you want to watch this one I think it's safe to say you'll enjoy it enough for it to have been worth your time.