Wednesday, 5 August 2015

When Anne Rice invented vampires

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Directed by Neil Jordan this film based on the novel of the same name stars Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst and Antonio Banderas. Following the death of his wife in child birth in 1791 the owner of a plantation is given immortality by a vampire.

Exploring the world of vampires and immortality what we get is a fairly decent film that often threatens to be something more but never quite gets there. The world is dripping with sexuality, ideas of good and evil as well as addiction but fails to give a full exploration of them. Lots of the film is really well directed and it is excellently cast.


4/5

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