This could have been one of the best Vampire films of all time

Rating: 5/10 (16 August 2019)

Interview with the Vampire is such a frustrating picture, because of what could have been. There is small doses of greatness, sprinkled here and there. But the film as a whole is underwhelming. The whole affair is a bit overlong and repetitious and quite frankly, there is not very much that happens in terms of plot. As far as casting is concerned, it is hit and miss. While I loved young Kristen Dunst's performance, (who I believe was the heart of the film) I was not that enamored with Tom Cruise's or Brad Pitt's. It looks like the casting of these two young, attractive and bankable stars was a ploy to draw in the female audience. Interview with the Vampire does have some winning attributes. Neil Jordan's gothic tale of a tortured vampires struggle with immortality, has a dark atmosphere and first-rate production. But as good as it looks and feels, the poor choice of the leads and the faults of the script hurt the picture a great deal. A flawed but somewhat interesting and stylish film.