ThisInterview with the Vampirereview contains spoilers.
The installment is, after all, about the story of the first feed.
The opening sequence, setting up the evenings interview over a seven-course meal, includes a very intriguing irony.
The distinctions are marvelous.
It is a meal to die for.
This is a faux pas for sanguinarian gourmands.
Restraint is a weapon.
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The first kill is an interesting study.
Hes an out of towner selling tractors.
So, why did he go along?
It certainly wasnt the disconcertingly ecstatic wonder Louis brings to the word sugar.
Especially after it cuts to Lestat telling Louis not to bite the blood, but suck it.
And never take the last bite.
The entire sequence is a blur of mixed emotions, un-dulled by the narcotic effect of blood exchange.
But the most glaring personality change occurs in his mirror, Lestat, and it is the most subtle.
It starts out dry, but grows quite infectious as it bleeds out.
Louis chides his maker consistently, with a growing mischievous curiosity grinding against invitational amusement.
Lestat, very becoming of his French nature, fills his readings with exquisite ennui.
They are tedious distractions.
Except when babies are involved.
Young blood is the tastiest, most nutritious, and enticingly taboo.
In other words, an Anne Rice Special.
It is quite the insight.
Not everyone is dinner, after all.
Especially those who sing for their supper.
Vampires know curdled blood is unhealthy, andInterview With the Vampirekeeps it fresh.
Evil is seductive, but it is also subjective.
And as the body count piles up, we know there is always room for more.
Rating:
5 out of 5
