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- 1994
- R
- Geffen Pictures
- 2 h 3 m
- 1994
- R
- Geffen Pictures
- 2 h 3 m
Summary The undead are among us and livelier than ever when Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and a talented group of young-bloods star in Interview with the Vampire, the spellbinding screen adaptation of Anne Rice's best seller. [Warner Bros.]
Directed By: Neil Jordan
Written By: Anne Rice
- 1994
- R
- Geffen Pictures
- 2 h 3 m
- 1994
- R
- Geffen Pictures
- 2 h 3 m
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
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8.2
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Summary The undead are among us and livelier than ever when Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and a talented group of young-bloods star in Interview with the Vampire, the spellbinding screen adaptation of Anne Rice's best seller. [Warner Bros.]
Directed By: Neil Jordan
Written By: Anne Rice
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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53% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
42% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
59
53% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
42% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The generally faithful script is by Anne Rice herself, the director is "The Crying Game"'s Neil Jordan, and both seem true to themselves and as true as they can be to artistic and visceral expectations. [11Nov1994 Pg. 01.D]
But if you can get swept up in the story, the movie is imaginative and compelling.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 291 User Ratings
8.2
83% Positive
242 Ratings
242 Ratings
12% Mixed
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
5% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 291 User Ratings
8.2
83% Positive
242 Ratings
242 Ratings
12% Mixed
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
5% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
A horror drama with a dream cast from the early 90's. One of my favorites that I always enjoy watching. The film impresses with its haunting elegance and narrative density. Particularly worth mentioning is the incredible acting performance of the two main protagonists Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. For Brad Britt it was the breakthrough in Hollywood, and for Tom Cruise another milestone in his creative art. Also a real Zeitgeist film of the 90s. A tribute to youth. Neil Jordan delivered a timeless masterpiece here, unmatched, full of expressiveness and depth. You can watch the film over and over again and each time you discover new aspects of the film adaptation of the book by Anne Rice, who was initially unhappy with the cast. But after all these years, it was the right decision to cast the lead roles like that. Top casting, top direction, a haunting soundtrack that puts the stamp on the work, fantastic cinematography and a great script with top-notch actors. This is cinematic art in its highest form, this is filmmaking in its essence. AWESOME! BRAVO! BRAVO BRAVO!
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But for all its visionary brilliance, the movie version of Interview never lets us close enough to see ourselves in Louis. We're dazzled but unmoved.
It is, however, a very satisfying film, and surely the first in a long franchise (it does, after all, bear the subtitle The Vampire Chronicles).
The director, Neil Jordan, and his cinematographer, the great Philippe Rousselot, have given the movie an extraordinary seductive look, but Rice (who wrote the screenplay) doesn't provide enough narrative to keep the audience satisfied.
Literal-minded to the last, I felt nothing but pity for Tom Cruise, fanged, wigged and costumed, trying hard with his considerable talent to make his sanguinary appetite real. [12Dec1994 Pg. 24]
Passionately anticipated and much ballyhooed, the film, alas, is little more than a foppish, fang de siecle costume drama. Its pulse barely registers.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Un film vampirique certainement élégant, aussi bien dans la mise en scène que dans les costumes d’époque ou la façon d’être de ces dandys souvent affamés… de sang frais, notamment le dénommé Lestat qui attire immédiatement la sympathie…
Et pourtant, il est joué par Tom Bouse… et contre toute attente, le petit Tom s’avère à la hauteur du personnage, désinvolte, cynique, pas très gentil… au contraire du vampire incarné par Brad Pitre, mollasson, pleurnichard et couille molle de son triste état (un dépressif bisounours). Un Brad Pitre assez chiant donc (mais c’est son rôle qui veut ça aussi, ce qui n’arrange rien, bien évidemment) ; il demeure quasiment transparent…
Cela dit, il fait bien sûr un contrepoint idéal à Lestat qui n’a pas la main leste ou rarement les crocs au repos. Toutefois, globalement ( y compris le compadre Banderas) tous ces vampires sont un peu trop précieux pour paraître crédibles et ont tous l’air plus ou moins **** ! tandis que Kirsten Dunst joue pour sa part une gamine… un peu trop énervante.
On note par ailleurs une musique très criarde et quelques lenteurs dans le récit… cet « Entretien » se laisse néanmoins suivre sans forcer et peut aussi bien séduire qu’irriter par son approche cucul-la-praline. Le plus surprenant reste Tom Bouse dans ce rôle inédit qui porte le film vers le haut alors que Brad le tire (constamment) vers le bas… un étrange mélange en vérité !
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Interview with the Vampire a rare example of adult cinema about vampires. Excellent cast, interesting initial message. The first 20 minutes it seems that before you the excellent thriller. And then everything becomes sad and boring. Also you watch the movie on inertia. And only the character of Antonio Banderas forces to look through the movie. And end of the movie in general turns everything into the comedy. Missed I potentsionat the movie disappoints.
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I've read all the books and I liked the movie from the 90's and was looking forward to this series. I should have known better. This is another example of people who lack creativity demolishing the work of their betters. They made numerous changes to the source material because of hubris. The changes in no way enhanced the story and often detract from it. I remember back in the 90's when I heard Tom Cruise was cast as Lestat and I laughed. At the time I knew Cruise from Risky Business and Top Gun and could not see him pulling off Lestat. But I thought he did a decent job with the character. Not so with this version. This Lestat is flat and uninteresting. In the 90's version Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and a young Kirsten Dunst were also great. I don't like anyone from this version. This series is a waste of resources. It's just yuck.
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Overblown, rushed and boring. This vampire classic misses it's mark for me,multiple times. Brad & cruise are unconvincing . Perhaps their worst performance.
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Production Company
Geffen Pictures
Release Date Nov 11, 1994
Duration 2 h 3 m
Rating R
Tagline Drink From Me And Live Forever
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
