I actually originally wanted to watch this not because I loved Interview with the Vampire but ‘cos it features Marnie Reece-Wilmore – Debbie Martin from “Neighbours” at a time when a) I used to watch it and b) I swear, just the greatest period of soaps ever, ever lol. I’d kind of convinced myself her role was pretty minor, though, and I doubted that a Vampire Chronicles movie that involved none of the talent of Interview could even come close to being as mesmerising.

I was right on the Marnie front – her appearance is recognisable in a “Keisha Castle-Hughes in Revenge of the Sith” kinda way, and for a fan clutching at straws (she’s really not done a lot since Neighbours), it’s worth waiting for. And overall, though like I said it couldn’t touch Interview, and I haven’t read the book yet so I can’t comment on the adaptation quality, it’s still a much better movie than I expected. Stuart Townsend is just about as perfect as the rock star Lestat as Cruise was originally, and Aaliyah is a pleasant surprise as the queen. I really can’t imagine who else could’ve played her. The music is mercifully decent too.

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