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Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 12/05

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12/05: How frighteningly long Interview with the Vampire is.

There's hardly a point: just an excuse for the big-name actors to look good while playing vampires. How can a film go wrong when it has Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, and Christian Slater?

The short answer is: Neil Jordan. I've never considered him as an able director. The only standout in his oeuvre is Mona Lisa; that's because Bob Hoskins gave the performance of his career. And you know it's a Neil Jordan movie when Stephen Rea is in it.

To make up for the lack of a plot, Interview with the Vampire is transformed into a fashion show. There's a lot of creativity going on, but I'm more annoyed with Kirsten Dunst's performance. I can't decide who the best vampire is, but to be honest with you, there isn't any. Why do I have to see a vampire film after another that focuses on the conscience of a newly created vampire? Why can't I see something for a change about one who loves what he had become and transforms himself into a sanguinary killer?

All in all, my favorite scene of Interview with the Vampire is Antonio Banderas doing this mouth thing when he moves his hand over a lit candle, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the movie.