this film be basically set up for failure by the studio . one and anne rice ( author of the book ) offer to write the screen play but be refuse by the studio . two and they try to stuff 2 in depth novel in to a 2hour movie . i maintain the only way for these two book vampire lestat and queen of the damn to work in a live action form would be through a mini series . first off the the vampire lestat alone take place from the 1700 to the 1980 and have a plethora of character vital to the plot understanding of the main character and lestat . the entire book vampire lestat set up the event of the second part queen of the damn . without that full understand the premise of a movie be destroy . lestat be not cruel and vicious to all and he be not want to go along with akasha plan and marius do not make lestat and lestat do not love jesse or make her and lestat could not go remain unscathed by the light and marius be not after david nor the other way around and every character be completely represent wrong and basically same names different story . if they want to make a vampire movie and fine . even if you want to be inspire by these novel and fine . but do not piggie back into the theater off the success of rice great novel and character just to destroy what her loyal reader have come to love . if you haven not read the book you would not understand the film really and if you have read the book you will be insult . that be say and i be such a huge fan i have to see the movie know full well this be go to be the case and still go for it . catch 22 and must see it and will hate it .