I thought they did a good job of adapting the overall isolation and drudgery of the Swedish novel. It's now small town New Mexico in the middle of nowhere. Many characters are cut and put into smaller parts to keep the adaptation more coherent.
Abby and her 'father' move in next door to Owen and his mother. Owen is bullied at school. His parents are getting a divorce and he wants power back in his life. Abby and Owen soon become friends because they're pretty similar. He soon finds out she's a vampire and bad things start happening...can he truly be friends with a monster?
The story is so good! But the American adaption was a little boring, honestly. I missed some of the characters from the book but I understand why they needed to be cut. I still think this is a worthwhile movie. It's still pretty horrific with a little girl being a vampire. It was fun to watch right after finishing the book.
I watched this for the R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril challenge hosted by Carl over at Stainless Steel Droppings.
After your book review I'm definitely reading the book first. I'm always conflicted with adaptations that change the setting like that. I know they need to make the original more coherent/the story accessible to a wider audience, but sometimes you lose something true to the story.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, may find it difficult to wait until next year now.