the movie and although not faithful to the original novel and succeed in create modern gothic vampire vision . somebody try to insult qotd call it a 1 and 5h music video clip . actually it be a complement . the everpresent gothic music combine with the music video like shot make the movie so moody and queen of the damn be a mood driven story . i do not understand the die hard fan who complain on the modification of the story . the plot have be modify to be less confuse for viewer who do not know the novel . the number of character have be lessen and i have no problem with change lestat maker or skip mekare character . the big change the romance of lestat and jesse seem a very nice addition to me . actually and i think that a faithful adaptation would be a complete failure . the slow and gloomy mood and that be perfect to xixth century new orlean and louis angst and wouldn not fit lestat rebellion and his music . and while the book can be slow and descriptive and combine multiple element yet convey them well and the movie simply can not do it without turn chaotic . vampire lestat and queen of the damn can be split into at least three movie the creator have to choose something . some of the special effect and like the fly or walk out of the flame be the only thing i actually do not like in this movie . but akasha death be very nice . the cast be good and stuard townsend be convince a lestat and especially on the concert and but i preferred banderas a armand . i love jesse and maharet and marius though . and of course aaliyah be perfect with her quasi ancient egyptian accent . so if you be into gothic music and vampiric dillemas of loneliness and eternity ( and you do not consider book to be movie scenario ) queen of the damn be one of the few movie which show vampire a something more than blood suck monster . but please do not compare it to the interview movie . it have a completely different style and precisely a much different a different be louis and lestat . personally i find it thrill first to watch a vampire existence from louis bottle hunger point of view and and then switch to one devoid of all moral but surprisingly outgo for a vampire and lestat . i would give queen positive a it have some technical flaw and but i decide to give it 9 a it vastly underrate by people who hate it simply because it do not match their vision of the book and which can be clearly see by look at the vote breakdown .