Interview With the Vampire

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Fantasy films

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Time Out says

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

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Release details

UK release:

1994

Duration:

122 mins

Cast and crew

Music:

Elliot Goldenthal

Cast:

Domiziana Giordano, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, Christian Slater, Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea, Thandie Newton, Brad Pitt, Roger Lloyd Pack

Producer:

David Geffen, Stephen Woolley

Editor:

Joke Van Wijk, Mick Audsley

Production Designer:

Dante Ferretti

Screenwriter:

Anna Rice

Cinematography:

Philippe Rousselot

Director:

Neil Jordan

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Rated as: 2/5 (1 rating)

  • Great review. You shed some new light on this movie for me. But personally, this movie just didn't do it for me. The plot lacked direction in general and left me feeling unsatisfied. I will say the vampires were classy and suave, but I don't think that's enough to make a compelling movie. I also got the chance to review this film on my Horror Movie blog. I could always use some feedback from other critics if you get the chance. But keep up the good work. http://horrormoviemedication.blogspot.com/2013/03/interview-with-vampire-vampire.html#view

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  • 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.

    Milla Fri Apr 20 2012
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  • I love this film! I think Tom Cruise did a great job.

    em6265 Sun Mar 29 2009
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  • In my opinion, Interview with the Vampire is kick ass in both the film and book version!! I love Lestat forever!!

    Monica Fri Mar 6 2009
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