Title: Queen of the Damned
Product review: The 2002 screen adaption of Anne Rice's "Queen of the Damned" is a mood film. Stylish and dark, it serves its purpose well as a chilly late-night watch. Beyond that, the film is too empty and devoid of any emotion or substance. Stuart Townsend delivers a decent performance, but again not anything exceedingly impressive. The real standout is, obviously, Aaliyah in the title role, but the late singer (who died during production in a 2001 plane crash) doesn't appear until a good hour into the film. She doesn't do much acting- plenty of sexy moving, devilish looks- but she still manages to steal the film (which poses a problem right there). Not a straight-out horror film, not quite a suspense piece, "Queen of the Damned" is just another excuse for sets and costumes.
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