For the longest time, my favourite Brad Pitt movie has been Fight Club (1999). Watching just a few clips of the trailer on IMDB almost had me postponing writing this review, so I could rewatch it right away. That is, until I remembered I’m supposed to be working hard on my discipline this month, and so I’m back here happily typing. After all, Interview with the Vampire, the Neil Jordan-directed drama/fantasy/horror film, based on Anne Rice’s novel of the same name, is the main focus of this post.
Starring Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Christian Slater, Kirsten Dunst, and Antonio Banderas, Jordan’s film is about Louis (Pitt), a vampire, telling his epic life story. A life of love, loneliness, hunger, and betrayal.
I’ll get right to it, Jordan’s film is one of my all-time favourite movie experiences. I enjoyed almost everything about it. Whether it be the story, dialogue, performances, production design, cinematography, or costumes, I simply saw beauty everywhere I looked as this film played. Except, of course, each time the camera was focused on rodents. I watched through my fingers during those scenes.
There are no bad performances in Interview with the Vampire. For me and many others, it’s a young Kirsten Dunst who stands out most. Because she brought an emotional depth to her character, Claudia, in a way that many would deem impossible for an eleven-year-old performer to do.
If you haven’t already, watch Interview with the Vampire, for all the reasons above. And whether or not becoming a vampire is of interest to you, don’t be surprised if, within an hour of screen time with Louis, Lestat, and or Armand, you find yourself agreeing that the only way to watch this movie is with the side of your neck exposed.
What is the title of your favourite Brad Pitt movie?
Happy Film Loving,
G
The Movie My Life 
Exposed necks, all around! It’s a beautiful film. I need to see it again real soon. 😀😂
I wish there were an emoji for an exposed neck. It would be all over this reply! 😁
A five-bite winner here, G. I haven’t seen this one in a while, but I now have a taste for it again. I loved Brad in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and perhaps I’m bringing that up because I just saw it again recently, but I have a few I could have gone with.
Cliff Booth will return next summer!😎
Yes, please! 🥳
What a mark of a great career, to have more than a handful of movies you’ve made that audiences absolutely love. 🤓
‘Five bite winner.’ I like that 😁
A Thriller here, Gia; you’ve given me another one to look forward to as I’ve still not seen this! (I know). For fav. Brad movie? Honorable re-mentions of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Fight Club. To mix it up I’m gonna go with Ocean’s Eleven— he and George Clooney have such great chemistry which is surprising considering their both such stars. And it’s just such a fun heist movie… Just re-watched Fight club this summer🎟️🧼 Alpha Brad at his finest👏
Love your choice of emojis here. 😁
It’s clear the man and his team are good pickers when it comes to movie projects.
I might just have to rewatch Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, if only for that final scene.
No shame that you haven’t seen IWTV yet. I mean, I hadn’t seen it until recently either.
I haven’t seen this and clearly must! A blond Tom is almost unrecognisable!
Agreed! A blond Tom with fangs! Wait to you see Antonio Banderas! 🤓🥂
Great movie!
It really is. 🤓🥂
Replying to comments about the movie just makes me want to watch it again, honestly. ☺️
At the time I watched it three times but when I saw it recently I thought it had not dated well…..maybe it’s me getting older,,,,maybe the acting idk.
I can understand that. Some films from the 90s do have a certain style that doesn’t always age well. That can include acting style, through to musical score and everything else.