Awesome.

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2004)

I am an avid Anne Rice fan, and though this movie lacked a few main things from the novel, it was very well done. This movie was great, Queen of the Damned was trash.
Tom Cruise made an excellent Lestat, Brad Pitt's acting was a little lacking, but he did pull of Louis. Now, Banderas as Armand was a bad call, as Armand was supposed to be 17 years old when he was made, Russian, and with auburn hair. Banderas is old, Latin, and has long black hair, the complete opposite.
I suggest reading the Vampire Chronicles before seeing this movie though, so you get a real feel for the characters.
As for the comment above, Interview (in the novel) DID NOT delve into Lestat's past, the next book entitled The Vampire Lestat did.
Anyways, I give this movie 2 thumbs up, one of my favourite of all time.