The Ninth Gate (1999)

Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago at Apr 23 4:00

"Nothing is more reliable than a man whose loyalties can be bought with hard cash." I picked up a copy of The Ninth Gate and viewed it solely for the presence of Johnny Depp. Depp is an accomplished actor whom I admire. He always chooses his film roles with great care; hence I was ambitious to see this one. Roman Polanski is also an acclaimed director who has been at the helm of many classic films. Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby are among his best work. For this genre, Polanski was in his element; a demons and angels oriented horror film with strong themes of satanic rituals and gothic mystery. Dean Corso (Depp) is a cynical, morally corrupt rare book hunter with a strong reputation for recovering rare books. Corso soon becomes involved with demonologist Boris Balkan (Langell...Read more

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 2 years ago at Oct 28 3:44

It was good. No, it was great. I just was kind of expecting more from a Johnny Depp movie. The plot was original and creepy. Not so much scary, but it was more a thriller and had a spooky vibe to it. Basically Dean Corso, a rare book hunter who is hired by a demonologist to track down the other two remaining copies of a book he owns to examine them and authenticate his copy. Little does he know that these owners are involved in a conspiracy which leaves many people dead and Dean Corso to find out exactly is going on and what the book can really do. Johnny Depp was perfect for his role, he always is. But unlike some of his other films such as Sleepy Hollow or Secret Window, it doesn't have that little bit of humor that he brings to most of these types of films. He still acted brillian...Read more

Rating : 7/10