What everyone missed, while hanging on to Tom's every "mon Dieu," was Jordan's ability to turn a novel with a flaccid film premise into something worth watching.
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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,... [More]
Starring: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas
Director: Neil Jordan
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Reviews for Interview with the Vampire
Holds plenty of interest, even for those who find Anne Rice's gothic cult novels unreadable.
08/24/08
No review available.
07/03/03
Whatever one's preconceived notions might have been about Cruise as Lestat, he is very powerful in the role and literally takes charge every time he's on the screen.
01/01/00
No review available.
01/30/04
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.
10/18/08
Top CriticAnne 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
04/03/07
A fabulous adaptation of the Anne Rice novel and one of the best modern vampire films. In a genre dominated by trash, this is a rare gem.
08/16/02
A night stalker yearns to maintain his human emotions of love, grief and guilt.
03/13/02
No review available.
10/17/04
When Interview with the Vampire works, it's as compelling and engrossing a piece of entertainment as is available on film today. When it falters, the weaknesses seem magnified.
01/01/00
Top CriticNot what it could have been, but memorably moody
12/21/02
Interview with the Vampire promises a constantly surprising vampire story, and it keeps that promise.
05/20/03
Top CriticGiven that this is basically a Reader's Digest condensed version, the movie does a pretty good sweep job.
10/23/06
No review available.
01/30/03
No review available.
01/30/03
Good Neil Jordan film. Could have been better with a different lead
08/22/02
No review available.
04/08/04
A very satisfying film, and surely the first in a long franchise.
01/01/00
Neil Jordan seems to make one good film after another on the theme of the sub-culture of people who live outside normal society. As his films go, this is not one of his best efforts.
01/01/00
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