Directed by Michael Rymer
Writing credits (WGA) Anne Rice (novels) Scott Abbott (screenplay)
Tagline: The Mother Of All Vampires (more)
Plot Outline: The vampire Lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires. (more) (view trailer)
User Comments: look sharp and act vaguely menacing, life for a vampire is a is not much more than a snappy editing and effects, a change of wardrobe, and usually an irksome accent (more)
Cast overview Stuart Townsend ....PLAYS Lestat de Lioncourt; Marguerite Moreau ....PLAYS Jesse Reeves; Aaliyah ....PLAYS Queen Akasha ; Vincent Perez ....PLAYS Marius ; Paul McGann ....PLAYS David Talbot; Lena Olin ....PLAYS Maharet ; Christian Manon ....PLAYS Mael; Claudia Black (I) ....PLAYS Pandora; Bruce Spence ....PLAYS Khayman ; Matthew Newton ....PLAYS Armand ; Tiriel Mora ....PLAYS Roger Smythe; Megan Dorman ....PLAYS Maudy ; Johnathan Devoy ....PLAYS James; Robert Farnham ....PLAYS Alex and Conrad Standish ....PLAYS T.C. (more)
User Comments:
netochka - new yawk
Date: 9 February 2002 Summary: look sharp and act vaguely menacing, life for a vampire is a is not much more than a snappy editing and effects, a change of wardrobe, and usually an irksome accent
the mystery of the spoken language of the egyptians has been SOLVED, rejoice! they sounded as ALL vamps since Bela Lugosi, HUNGARIAN! it's in the blood, one must assume.
early in the film, we were treated to a bit of a video, shot in a style reminiscent of the expressionistic german film, "Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari" which gave me high hopes for a visually stimulating night out. eh. you can only go so far with flashy MTV type editing, flash, and racket, if you saw the preview, that's as deep as it gets here.
many of the scenes were awkward enough for the audience to laugh out loud, and this wasn't the effect in most cases. Aaliyah Haughton succeeded in her role, which consisted of keeping her wig on and softly undulating in bronze bodypaint. there was little more required of the actors, looking good visually and possessing a vaguely badass attitude was enough in most cases, as it is in most music videos. life for a vamp is burdened by a never ending change of wardrobe and usually an irksome accent. not a lot of introspection here, which you would think a 400+ yr vampire would have had some opportunity for.
the other plot possibility was the "meddling kid" talamasca, a bit thin on the characterization, and somewhat unbelievable. one character followed her obsession to request full knowledge of the experience of a vamp. this woman, who we are to believe is DRIVEN for knowledge, rapidly backpedaled when offered the opportunity to become a vamp after a demonstration of "a light snack in the park after dark". this woman was an EXPERT, having studied lestat from his own DIARY, did she think he drank slim fast to stay looking so thin and chic? the fans of the Anne Rice books will be disappointed, as the story is further diluted by the direction and the choice to make this as flash as possible.
roland s. howard and hugo race were featured in the film. look QUICKLY, as their role in the BAR band consists of a quick tracking shot in the "admiral's arms" and one fleeting close up reaction shot before he and the rest of the barflies buy the farm. go rent "der Himmel ?er Berlin" one more time if you want more than this. (which i DO!)
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