San Francisco, 1994: reporter Daniel Molloy interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac, a man who is also a vampire. Louis tells Molloy the story of his past: his transformation from death-obsessed mortal to ravenous immortal, his dealings with his mentor, the stylish and irresistible Lestat, and his endless suffering as a creature that is damned.
Based on the novel by Anne Rice (who also wrote the screenplay), Interview With the Vampire is a good, decadent, and old-fashioned type of vampire movie, not one of these modern ones that loses all the eroticism and magnetic pull of vampires like the Twilight saga does. This, right here, is real vampirism! Like Coppola’s Dracula, Interview With the Vampire was decadent, erotic, indulgent, and theatrically dramatic, balanced with a healthy hint of dark comedy that kept you enthralled from the first frame.
San Francisco, 1994: reporter Daniel Molloy interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac, a man who appears normal but is in fact a vampire. Louis tells Molloy the story of his past: his transformation from haunted and death-obsessed mortal to ravenous and evil immortal, his dealings with his mentor and creator, the stylish and irresistible Lestat, and his endless suffering and regret as a creature that is damned forever.
It must be said, although I have most probably mentioned it already, that I am not really that much of a horror fan. I tend to get scared quite easily, and so try to avoid films that might overstimulate the horrific portion of my brain. Although, watching “horrors” such as Dracula and now Interview With the Vampire, it must be said that there are fine lines that must be tread when making a horror movie. For me, horrors are about scaring your audience, making them jump in their seats and squeal and scream out loud and such. It occurred to me, whilst watching this movie, that the whole genre game has gained a few too many rules, most of which tread the fine lines between what makes a horror and what makes a thriller. And you know what? Anything with a supernatural or unhuman element makes a horror movie when stories and characters that are legitimately scary turn up in thriller films. In short, thrillers are the films to go with if you want to get scared… mostly.
Interview With the Vampire was not so much scary as undeniably sexy. The title sums up the entire plot of the film: a vampire’s trials and tribulations, but it was the characters and the performances that kept you enthralled.
Although Brad Pitt, who did very well in the role of Louis de Pointe de Lac, is the star of the show, the applause must go to (and I cannot believe the words are coming out of my mouth) Tom Cruise. I have never been a Tom Cruise fan, mainly because everyone else in the world loves him. I know this is fairly petty because he is actually a fine actor, but there it is. As the vampire Lestat, oh, he could suck my blood any day. That may sound a bit sick, but there it is. I never thought that I would say that Tom Cruise was sexy, but here we have history in the making. TOM CRUISE IS SEXY. His performance was wonderfully decadent in absolutely everything, the verbal delivery, the merciless facial expressions, the graceful gestures, and the lingering mouth just millimetres from the throat; well it’s just almost orgasmic. I cannot believe I just said that.
Starring Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea, Kirsten Dunst (who was brilliant, she’s a real talent, even as a little girl), and Christian Slater, Interview With the Vampire was a great film that was filled with murder, betrayal, immortality, torment, drama, comedy, and plenty of blood. A good, old-fashioned, decadent vampire movie, it’s a film that I really enjoyed and found both beautiful and melancholy. It’s great!
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