Release Date: Feb 10, 2004 Region: 1 Runtime: 122 mins Studio: Warner Bros. Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
Video:
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French Packaging: Snap Case Rating: R Features:
Behind-the-Scenes Documentary In the Shadow of the Vampire, Featuring All-New Interviews with the Film's Stars and Creators Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Director Neil Jordan All-New Introduction by Anne Rice, Neil Jordan and Antonia Banderas Interactive Menus Production Notes Theatrical Trailer Scene Access
When it was announced that Tom Cruise would play the vampire Lestat in Interview with a Vampire, the film adaptation of Anne Rice's bestselling novel, even Rice chimed in with a highly publicised objection. The author wisely and justifiably recanted her negative opinion when she saw Cruise's excellent performance, which perceptively addresses the pain and chronic melancholy that plagues anyone cursed with immortal blood lust. Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst are equally good at maintaining the dark and brooding tone of Rice's novel. And in this rare mainstream project for a major studio, director Neil Jordan compensates for a lumbering plot by honouring the literate, Romantic qualities of Rice's screenplay. Considered a disappointment while being embraced by Rice's loyal followers, Interview is too slow to be a satisfying thriller, but it is definitely one of the most lavish, intelligent horror films ever made. --Jeff Shannon
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