Ninth Gate

Pros: Johnny Depp, Emmanuel Seigneur, Humor, Score
Cons: S-l-o-w pace, not so much horror as subtle humor

The Ninth Gate (1999) "Nothing is more reliable than a man whose loyalties can be bought with hard cash." Boris Balkan A visually impressive work, Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate stars Johnny Depp as rare book dealer Dean Corso ...

Pros: Johnny Depp. Interesting plot.
Cons: Slower pace. Ending could have been stronger.

I first watched The Ninth Gate< b>< i> several years ago and I liked it for the most part even though I thought it had a few issues. I recently decided to watch the movie again. Dean Corso< b> was a somewhat shady rare book dealer who ...

Pros: Original story
Cons: Too slow moving

The Ninth Gate has some nice credentials. It stars Johnny Depp, hot off the success of Sleepy Hollow, starring in yet another movie about the supernatural. To direct, none other than Rosemary's Baby's own Roman Polanski. Sounds like a surefire winner,...

Pros: The music ... that's all!
Cons: The story, characters, plot, ending, everything.

The unfortunate thing about renting movies at Blockbuster is the fact that you don't have your computer with you to check out the reviews at Epinions before you rent something.

I have been wanting to see a good thriller or horror movie for a...

Pros: Polanski's vision and the wonderful cinematography.
Cons:

Unanswered questions, lack of an sort of moral hero.

The Ninth Gate. (1999) Directed by Roman Polanski. From the novel "El Club Dumas" by Arturo Perez-Reverte."Even Hell has its heroes, señor." Pablo Cenezia.Dean Corso (Johnny Depp) is a bookman. He searches out and ...

Pros: Just another example of what good things Johnny Depp can do with bad material
Cons: Just another example of how Roman Polanski has lost his touch

The devil sure is having a hell of a time at the movies lately. Recent Satan cinema includes Angel Heart, The Devil’s Advocate, Stigmata, End of Days and the re-issue of The Exorcist—not to mention Battlefield Earth, which was about...

Pros: Johnny Depp remains a seriously underrated actor.
Cons: The ending negates the prior two hours in a disjointed mess.

Things are not progressing as smoothly on my new kabuki musical spectacular adaptation of The Last Seduction as I had hoped. Tim Burton, our director, and I are not seeing eye to eye on the development of my character, Bridget. I view her as a...

Pros: Johnny Depp and other cast, interesting premise


Cons: Put me to sleep...long slow parts that lead to nothing great

Once I saw Johnny Depp as one of the characters in The Ninth Gate, I expected it to be a good movie. I am not big on scary, murderous, devilish tales usually but this one seemed more suspenseful than that. The cover picture showed a dark brooding ...

Pros: Imagery, Frank Langella, Barabara Jefford, Tourist travelogue of sites in Europe
Cons: Most of the Sound Track, Polanski's Commentary, Shallow Depp

Roman Polanski's film was an experience, not soon to be repeated. Featuring Johnny Depp in his first "adult" role, and based quite loosely on a complex novel by Arturo Perez-Reverte THE CLUB DUMAS, the movie deteriorates rapidly after the...

Pros: visually interesting cinematography, beautiful sets, good acting, slow building suspense, strong plot, intriguing subject matter
Cons: abrupt ending leaves unanwered questions

"The Ninth Gate" is the latest in a long career of visually stunning films by writer/producer/director Roman Polanski. Born in 1933 in Paris, France, Polanski has directed a vast collection of acclaimed films. Some personal favorites of mine...

Pros: The superb acting of Barbara Jefford and the film commentary by Polanski - DVD version.
Cons: The plot has holes, the premise is rather weak.

From the director who brought us the film Rosemary's Baby comes another film dealing with the occult. I almost entitled this review Sympathy For the Devil but I think someone may have already used that as a lead. I try extremely hard not ...

Pros: Pretty people, music, and locations
Cons: Boring, obvious, unsatisfying

When I saw the ads for this movie I was excited. With Roman Polanski, Johnny Depp, and the devil, how could you go wrong? I didn't expect it to be a good movie- I don't think Polanski has made a good movie since Tess- but I did think it would be...

Pros: Interesting story, makes the viewer think
Cons: Letdown ending

Ninth Gate poses something of a problem for me. I enjoy a lot of the elements. I got invested in the story, was bent on figuring out who the mysterious girl was, and liked Johnny Depp’s performance. Unfortunately, I really really dislike the ending. ...

Pros: score, script, direction, casting, humor
Cons: lengthy, deliberately confusing, those expecting action or horror may be disappointed

One of the leading internet film critics, James Berardinelli, despised The Ninth Gate. He gave the film one star out of four, calling it "a jaw-droppingly bad mixture of film noir and the occult."

But perhaps it is simply a black...

Pros: Great acting, interesting plot
Cons: There was no ending

Polanski had crafted a very stylishly done little piece of celluloid with The 9th Gate. The cinematography is outstanding, bringing to mind films of the 1940's. Most of the clothing, hair styles and mannerisms are very reminiscent of that time period,...