This movie was horrendous, and is definitely not worth your time, nor money. I must admit, this movie had potential, but in the end some major factors made this movie rot.
First of all, aside from probably the names of the character, this movie respected nothing of Anne Rice's enthralling book. Oh yes I know,to those who haven't read the book it doesn't matter much. But you see,it does because those who haven't read it are deprived of the depth of the characters, and their powerful inter-relations with each other and the whole 'human' aspect of the book. All of which made the book so appealing. The whole point of the book! Some characters were excluded from the movies, characters that carry import to the plot, such as Mekare, Maharet's twin and the sorrowful Legend of the Twins, Armand, Daniel, and Louis and Gabrielle, both Lestat's fledglings and lovers. Akasha had a whole maddened plan to bring peace on Earth. You see, Akasha isn't evil. She is simply single-minded and selfish, lost in her own reasoning. So many characters had so much to offer. And the movie failed to deliver that, which made the characters utterly one-dimensional, and not ones the audience can relate to. It stripped so much of the book, which saddens me, because believe me the book was wonderful. I find some scenes were completely irrelevant, and that they could have been replaced with some decent book-respecting ones. There were a considerable amount of factual errors.
Second of all, the acting and faulty accents was enough to make me want to cringe.
Also, the movie was too fast-paced. I know, I know, a movie cannot last eight hours to fully capture the profoundness of a character or action, but honestly! The whole Jesse/Lestat love affair could have blossomed if only they had some decent dialog and a little more time! It was like everything had to be hurried. A two-minute scene with Jesse and boom! He has a soft spot for her. Give me a break. Make it believable at least!
By the way, Lestat's singing was horrible. He sounded tone-deaf.
So I leave you with one advice: go to the library, loan the book and read it. Well I would advice you to start from the first tome ("Interview with the Vampire"). It is such a worthwhile experience to discover Anne Rice's awing piece of literature.
First of all, aside from probably the names of the character, this movie respected nothing of Anne Rice's enthralling book. Oh yes I know,to those who haven't read the book it doesn't matter much. But you see,it does because those who haven't read it are deprived of the depth of the characters, and their powerful inter-relations with each other and the whole 'human' aspect of the book. All of which made the book so appealing. The whole point of the book! Some characters were excluded from the movies, characters that carry import to the plot, such as Mekare, Maharet's twin and the sorrowful Legend of the Twins, Armand, Daniel, and Louis and Gabrielle, both Lestat's fledglings and lovers. Akasha had a whole maddened plan to bring peace on Earth. You see, Akasha isn't evil. She is simply single-minded and selfish, lost in her own reasoning. So many characters had so much to offer. And the movie failed to deliver that, which made the characters utterly one-dimensional, and not ones the audience can relate to. It stripped so much of the book, which saddens me, because believe me the book was wonderful. I find some scenes were completely irrelevant, and that they could have been replaced with some decent book-respecting ones. There were a considerable amount of factual errors.
Second of all, the acting and faulty accents was enough to make me want to cringe.
Also, the movie was too fast-paced. I know, I know, a movie cannot last eight hours to fully capture the profoundness of a character or action, but honestly! The whole Jesse/Lestat love affair could have blossomed if only they had some decent dialog and a little more time! It was like everything had to be hurried. A two-minute scene with Jesse and boom! He has a soft spot for her. Give me a break. Make it believable at least!
By the way, Lestat's singing was horrible. He sounded tone-deaf.
So I leave you with one advice: go to the library, loan the book and read it. Well I would advice you to start from the first tome ("Interview with the Vampire"). It is such a worthwhile experience to discover Anne Rice's awing piece of literature.