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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:27
Rotten:18
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Despite lacking some of the book's subtler shadings, and suffering from some clumsy casting, Interview with a Vampire benefits from Neil Jordan's atmospheric direction and a surfeit of gothic thrills.
Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Horror author Anne Rice penned the screenplay for this full-blooded adaptation of her novel, which chronicles the life of 18th-century nobleman Louis (Brad Pitt) after he is bitten by powerful,... [More]
Starring: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas
Director: Neil Jordan
Jordan tries hard to inject some sort of Gothic sensibility into the film's early sequences, but it isn't until the third act, when the film enters the marvellously atmospheric world of the Thibtre des Vampires, that he really draws blood.
Top CriticThe major problem lies with Rice's own script, which is dramatically repetitive and philosophically banal.
Top CriticIt's about seduction, and either you succumb to its inky entrapments or you resist. When its mojo was working, I was happy to be had.
...something for everyone: heterosexuality, homosexuality, eroticism, murder, mayhem, pedophilia, necrophilia, nudity, gore.
Why would Tom Cruise be playing Lestat, a gaunt, suave European vampire with a taste for young men? Because a big movie star can do whatever he wants.
Top CriticThe leading performances, if acceptable, are not everything they needed to be to fully flesh out these elegant immortals.
Top CriticHolds plenty of interest, even for those who find Anne Rice's gothic cult novels unreadable.
Top CriticJordan is a master of poetic, deceptive atmosphere.
Anne Rice was right the first time around when she criticized Tom Cruise's casting in public, and Brad Pitt is not great either but like every Jordan's film, this problematic adaptation has some merits such as child actress Dunst and some arresting images
Given that this is basically a Reader's Digest condensed version, the movie does a pretty good sweep job.
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Tragically overproduced, with a glaring central miscast.
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A borderline effort.
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Interview with the Vampire promises a constantly surprising vampire story, and it keeps that promise.
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