there so little here of the fantastic anne rice book that what be here make no sense . some of the character intense and surprising character do not make it to the screen at all and and those who do be water down to the point that there no reason for their existence . where the relationship between christophe and marcel . where the continue affair between marcel and juliet . why do dolly rise appear at all and since her story never explain . where the rape and redemption of marie and whose great attribute ( and downfall ) be that she can pass for white and her marriage to richard . why do the film end with marcel beating at the hand of his father . we learn nothing of aglae beyond that she a bitch who hat her husband while why no backstory explain this hatred . a for the performance and there not a one that good than mediocre and though that likely due to the lousy script . best of the lot be that of the actor play richard but richard not on screen enough to salvage the film . worst be jasmine guy a dolly rise and though again and it come down to the actress have nothing to do with what little she give to work with . all in all and this be just terrible . i think it would be impossible for any anne rice book turn film to be bad than exit to eden and but feast of all saint make that mess look like a critical hit . how be it that rice be such a slut she will allow her best work to become such junk on the screen .