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Interview With the Vampire (1994)

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From Time Out Film Guide

Contemporary San Francisco - Louis de Pointe du Lac (Pitt) tells a journalist (Slater) the strange details of his life: how two centuries earlier he was attacked by the degenerate vampire Lestat (Cruise); how he rejected his mentor's advice by feeding on rats and poodles; how the pair 'adopted' a young orphan, Claudia (Dunst), whose thirst for blood outstripped even Lestat's; how their individual inclinations and ethical codes gave rise to lethal tensions between the various members of this bizarre, undead 'family'; and so on. For all its ambitions and visual flair, Jordan's adaptation of Anne Rice's novel is a disappointment. It's not only not scary, it's also dull and conventional. True, the emphasis on Dante Ferretti's lavish production design makes for some heavy dollops of 'atmosphere'; true, too, that the acting is adequate. The major problem lies with Rice's own script which is dramatically repetitive and philosophically banal. Profoundly unremarkable.

Author: GA

Time Out Film Guide

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Milla said...

Posted on Apr 20 2012 07:56 The script was bad. In my opinion writers should know when to relinquish their work if they want it converted to cinema. Novel writing and script writing are two very different art forms and clearly Rice isn't gifted in both fields.

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em6265 said...

Posted on Mar 29 2009 04:32 I love this film! I think Tom Cruise did a great job.

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Monica said...

Posted on Mar 06 2009 18:22 In my opinion, Interview with the Vampire is kick ass in both the film and book version!! I love Lestat forever!!

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