rating of 64% based on 58 reviews, with a rating average of 5.9/10. The site's consensus reads: "Despite lacking some of the book's subtler shadings, and suffering from some clumsy casting, Interview with the Vampire benefits from Neil Jordan's atmospheric direction and a surfeit of gothic thrills." On Metacritic the film holds a score of 59 out of 100 based on reviews from 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Praise from The New York Times Janet Maslin and the Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert was tempered by negative reviews by The Washington Post's Rita Kempley and Desson Howe and Time magazine's Richard Corliss. Oprah Winfrey walked out of an advance screening of the movie only 10 minutes in, because of the gore and dark themes. She considered cancelling an interview with Tom Cruise promoting the film, stating, "I believe there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness". Awards and nominations Year-end lists 4th – Sandi Davis, The Oklahoman 6th – David Stupich, The Milwaukee Journal Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Steve Murray, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 5 runners-up (not ranked) – Scott Schuldt, The Oklahoman Top 10 runner-ups (not ranked) – Janet Maslin, The New York Times Honorable mention – Mike Clark, USA Today Honorable mention – Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News Honorable mention – Betsy Pickle, Knoxville News-Sentinel Honorable mention – Dan Craft, The Pantagraph 1st worst – John Hurley, Staten Island Advance 1st worst – Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News Dishonorable mention – William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Home media The film was released on VHS and LaserDisc on June 6, 1995, DVD in 1997 and on Blu-ray Disc on October 7, 2008. Soundtrack The film's musical score was written by Elliot Goldenthal and received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score. The score opens with the Catholic hymn Libera Me slightly rewritten to reflect Louis's character. The opening line "Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna" ("Save me, Lord, from eternal death") was changed to "Libera me, Domine, de vita æterna" ("Save me, Lord, from eternal life"). "Sympathy for the Devil" was performed by Guns N' Roses. This was the band's last major release before the departure of Slash and Duff McKagan. Sequel