Rish Outfield's reviews
I read the Anne Rice novel years ago, loved it, and was hesitant to see the film adaptation. I was pleasantly surprised. Vampires are almost always seen as romantic, sensual creatures, and though this is no exception, we see another all-too-possible aspect of their lives: loneliness. Brad Pitt has some weird-looking eyes, but he does well. Tom Cruise was hard to get used to as Lestat--I'll always see him as Sting--and he certainly wasn't as hateable as he could have been (he was almost pitiable in some scenes). I felt the same way about Claudia, but hey, Kirsten Dunst is just so great, I can never complain. Her death scene (SPOILER!) is painful to behold, and the most powerful scene in the movie. People may complain that it's not as good as the book...but sometimes, it IS. The special effects and production values are unparalleled in any other vampire film, and makes it hard to go back to anything else. The ending was the biggest letdown. Are we to understand that Lestat is omnipotent as well as immortal? What the--
Best Scare: If not the vampire theatre in Paris (ick!), then Claudia saying, "I want more."
I'd Recommend It To: All vampire fans, Brad Pitt fans, fans of the book, and you.

The tyranist's thoughts
I had a lot of high hopes for this movie since it had been one of my all time favourite vampire stories, and I have to say that all things considered it was very well done. The characters came across close to the same way that they had when I read the book (although Claudia could have been a touch more cold-blooded). The way cinematography was very good for a vampire movie. The only thing I hated was the altered ending. I liked how the book ended quite a bit and disliked how the movie changed it.