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The best Vampire movie ever made
This movie has style,blood,a creepy girl,stupid victims,and Tom Cruise!. It is a very well done and artisticly directed film.
A classic, with great performances like Tom Cruise,Kristen Dunst,and Bradd Pitt. It has the creepiest vampire feeding scenes i have ever scene, the vampires have realistic creepy teeths and eyes.Indeed, a classic! It explores deep inside a vampire's way of living and feeling.

This is art in the form of motion picture.
This movie is as good as they come. You got Tom Cruise in his best performance ever (it rivals his performance in Magnolia, but I think he's slightly better in Interview), and then you have Brad Pitt being just as good as Tom. Kirsten Dunst, however, is the most impressive talent in this movie. At such a young age, and lacking the experience of both Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, regardless, she's in league with them throughout the entire movie (and perhaps outperforms them?). Antonio Banderas is also impressive. He may not look like Armand did in the novel (Armand looks like a boy, with auburn hair), but I think it's fair to say that this is the best acting performance I've seen from Antonio Banderas so far. Indra Ove gives us all one very memorable performance as a New Orleans prostitue (she's an underrated actress, and deserves more success because of her talent; I think she should be featured in more professional movies like this one).

The soundtrack composed by Elliot Goldenthal, is in perfect harmony with the settings, the characters, the events, and the entire timeline of this movie. Church choir in Latin is absolutely beautiful. I Especially liked the "Sympathy for the Devil" cover at the end (Guns N' Roses, what a band).

This is one of my favourite movies of all time, and much of that is thanks to Anne Rice. She wrote the novel which this movie is based upon, and she also wrote the screenplay. I think she has a very unique beauty with words, and the English language in itself. I think she's the best author we have today, because she puts her heart and soul into her books. And that's something many authors fail to do (at least not as good as Anne Rice). I also love her "writer's voice." It sounds very professional when you read her books.

Everyone in this movie deserves an Oscar--especially Anne for best screenplay.

I've read the novel, and I think it's fair to say that this is one of the few movies out there, which is actually better than the book (not that there's anything wrong with the novel).

Bottom line: this is how you make a vampire movie.

Not a bad way to spend an afternoon
Interview with the Vampire, based on the book by Anne Rice, seems to constantly meet itself halfway, resulting in a movie that some will love and some will hate. The movie begins with Daniel Malloy, played by Christian Slater, sitting down to an all night interview with 200 year old vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, played by Brad Pitt. The story is conveyed in the form of a flashback, with Louis narrating to Daniel as the story unfolds on the screen. Louis, who has lost the will to live due to the decease of his wife and child, is invited to die by the arrogant and mischievous vampire Lestat, played by Tom Cruise; die, that is, and live forever. The story winds through Louis's life with Lestat and their vengeful vampire "daughter" Claudia, played by Kirsten Dunst; a child who can never age, to his exploration to Europe and the Theatre of the Vampires, a coven led by the mysterious Armand, played by Antonio Banderas.

The screenplay is written by Anne Rice herself, and remains very true to the original novel, which will please fans of her writing. However, to those who have not read the book, many times the characters' motives will be hard to understand, as well as the particulars of vampire "life". The writing does an excellent job of bringing the undead characters to life, from the witty banter of Lestat to the lamentations of the lost soul Louis.

However, the acting does not manage to do justice to the wonderful writing in many instances. Though the movie featured many high-powered stars, few of them really seemed up to the challenge that the roles present. Brad Pitt, as Louis, pouts and groans his way through his role, making Louis seem less like a complex character than a brainless blubbering ninny. Likewise, the over-acting Antonio Banderas does little to develop the character of Armand, and his trademark Spanish accent is jarring at times and completely inappropriate for the character. Yet surprising was the performance of Tom Cruise, who really captures the essence of Lestat, and also of Kirsten Dunst, who played her role of a mature woman in a child's body to the point of being suitably unnerving.

Being a vampire movie, Interview features plenty of blood, gore, blood, and some more blood. However, it is by no means an 80's style slasher flick, and recalls the intelligent, mind bending horror movies of earlier times more than The Nightmare on Elm Street. The visual effects can be laughably cheesy at times, as vampires soar through the air as if on invisible fly wires, but the blood effects are chillingly good, and will repulse horror buffs until they find themselves moved to tears. The sets and costumes are equally beautiful and appropriate, and really add to the atmosphere of the film.

This movie is not for everyone. It has some very disturbing content, and does contain full frontal nudity, earning an R rating, but it is a must see for fans of the book, horror buffs, and people who enjoy a great action-packed and intelligent story, but don't mind one that's a bit unsettling. I personally enjoyed the movie on the whole, even with all its shortcomings, and would say it is best enjoyed when coupled with the original novel.

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