ThisInterview with the Vampirereview containsnospoilers.
Many others want it to fail outright.
Not this reviewer, especially after seeing the first four episodes.
That doesnt mean it isnt an extremely well-crafted, nuanced, and rehearsed vampire story.
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This schism is itself addressed in the third episode.
In the first part of the novel, Louis hates Lestat.
By taking the issue on, the show redeems its mixed message.
Hes not, its Louis.
Andersons Louis is in a state of flux in many ways.
Not only is there new blood pumping in his veins, but revolutionary thoughts in his psyche.
In life, Louis has a good reputation as a man who runs a house of ill-repute.
His undead street cred is a bit more complicated.
But once he tastes blood, he bites the hand that feeds him.
Andersons Grey Worm urged slaves to kill the masters onGame of Thrones.
His newly turned vampire gets to savor that kill.
Slavery mildly flavors RicesInterview with the Vampire, where Lestat also feeds off slaves, but the aftertaste lingers.
The series remains faithful to the atmosphere and the devil-may-care blasphemy of Rices books.
Louis is making confession when taken by Lestat in the opening episode.
Dead priests lay scattered in the pews.
Louis own mother, played by Rae Dawn Chong, calls her evolving son the devil.
In the book, Claudia has fair skin, long curly hair and blue eyes.
She is mourning over her mother when Louis finds her in the year 1794.
Kirsten Dunst was eleven years old when she played Claudia in the film.
Bailey Bass plays her as a 14-year-old.
We decided to make her trapped in all the chemical excitements of puberty.
Claudia is not quite of theTwilightteen scene, angsty for self-discovery, but she does keep a diary.
Other episodic directors include Levan Akin and Keith Powell.
All of which come to life when splattered with the red vino on tap.
The score is so exciting, Louis is moved to do a soft-shoe.
Another highlight is seeing the classically-trained musician Lestat boogie-woogie his way through a jazz set.
One of the ways the series best succeeds is in telling a love story.
For reanimated corpses, they get pretty hot.
This is the more nuanced or rehearsed version of the story, as Louis and Daniel debate.
Or die, again, trying.
The adaptation is changed, but still sucks you in.
Rating:
5 out of 5
