Gorgeous and Gothic

Rating: Null/10 (13 September 1999)

I can't understand why people don't like this film. I'm not a fan of Anne Rice, but I still love this film. All of the homo-erotic talk aside, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise prove that they are actors as well as pretty-boys during the course of this movie. Pitt's performance as the guilt-ridden Louis is subtle and powerful. The best aspect of this film is still the cinematography by Philippe Rousselot. This is the most beautifully shot movie of the decade...outside of The Thin Red Line. Also, Elliot Goldenthal's score is both haunting and moving. The opening song, Libera Me, sets the tone for the entire film. I actually hope that none of Rice's other books in the Vampire Chronicles series ever get made into films...they simply would not work on the level that this film does.