A disappointment

Rating: Null/10 (1 January 2000)

The poetry and power of Anne Rice's novel are not recaptured in this uneven film. Neil Jordan never seems comfortable in his direction and the episodic storyline fails to inspire either pathos or terror. Brad Pitt is excellent, Kirsten Dunst superb, Tom Cruise his usual self (that is not a compliment). The sumptuous photography is by far the best feature of the film, whilst the ending is a dreadful misjudgement.