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Interview with the Vampire (1994)

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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,... 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, charismatic vampire Lestat (Tom Cruise). Though enthralled with the undead lifestyle at first, Louis is unable to warm up to killing humans and grows despondent. To comfort Louis, Lestat creates another vampire (Kirsten Dunst in a star-making peformance), a young girl who from then on cannot age. Antonio Banderas appears as Armand, a 400-year-old vampire, and Christian Slater plays the radio producer who interviews the remorseful Louis. Director Neil Jordan captures the lush decadence and erotic fervor of the novel, infusing the film with rich, dusky tones. The big budget is well used to bring each period and place to sharply detailed life, and there is no skimping on the blood or immortal angst. Thandie Newton has a small role as Louis's Creole servant near the beginning of the film, and Jordan regular Stephen Rea appears as a Parisian vampire theater star. INTERVIEW broke weekend box-office records when it premiered and has since earned a spot in the pantheon of great vampire films. [More]

Starring: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas

Starring: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater, Stephen Rea, Thandie Newton, Danny Kamin, Monte Montague, Helen McCrory, George Kelly, Indra Ove, Micha Bergese, Louise Salter, Sara Stockbridge

Director: Neil Jordan

Director: Neil Jordan
Composer: Elliot Goldenthal
Producer: David Geffen, Redmond Morris, Stephen Woolley

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Nov 3, 2009

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It'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.

Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
10/18/08
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek
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...something for everyone: heterosexuality, homosexuality, eroticism, murder, mayhem, pedophilia, necrophilia, nudity, gore.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
10/02/08
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

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.

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08/24/08
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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The leading performances, if acceptable, are not everything they needed to be to fully flesh out these elegant immortals.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/24/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Holds plenty of interest, even for those who find Anne Rice's gothic cult novels unreadable.

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08/24/08
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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.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/24/08
Channel 4 Film

Jordan is a master of poetic, deceptive atmosphere.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
09/24/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

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

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04/03/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Given that this is basically a Reader's Digest condensed version, the movie does a pretty good sweep job.

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10/23/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The major problem lies with Rice's own script, which is dramatically repetitive and philosophically banal.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

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11/24/04
Thomas Delapa
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Boulder Weekly

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10/17/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Tragically overproduced, with a glaring central miscast.

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06/29/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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04/08/04
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

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01/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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01/24/04
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies

A borderline effort.

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01/11/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

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01/03/04
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
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07/03/03
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

Interview with the Vampire promises a constantly surprising vampire story, and it keeps that promise.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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