Interview with the Vampire
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“Vampires pretending to be humans, pretending to be vampires”
Overview
Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst lead this all-star adaptation of Anne Rice’s beloved gothic horror novel. Born as an 18th-century lord, Louis (Brad Pitt) is now a bicentennial vampire, telling his story to an eager biographer (Christian Slater). Suicidal after the death of his family, he meets Lestat (Tom Cruise), a vampire who persuades him to choose immortality over death and become his companion. Eventually, gentle Louis resolves to leave his violent maker, but Lestat guilts him into staying by turning a young girl (Kirsten Dunst) – whose addition to the "family" breeds even more conflict.
Why See This Film
Anne Rice was famously opposed to the casting of the Cruise as Lestat, saying it’s “so bizarre, it's almost impossible to imagine how it's going to work”. After seeing and being pleasantly surprised by his performance, she called Cruise to admit she was wrong. We agree – Cruise may seem like an odd choice at first, but he makes it work! Alongside Pitt and Dunst, they make the undead family a movie-lover’s dreams are made of, and the final film is gorgeously gothic and enchantingly strange.
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