Ninth Gate

Pros: Lovely locations and sets, Johnny Depp good as ever
Cons: Plot fails to engage, no real sense of dread

I don't know what it is but for someone who considers themselves on the agnostic/atheist border, I do like stories involving God and the Devil. Films such as 'The Exorcist', which rely on the strength of religious conviction of the viewer, unsurprisingly...

Pros: Polanski magic
Cons: weak last half

“The Ninth Gate” is the first film from legendary director Roman Polanski since his double-whammy in 1994, “Bitter Moon” and “Death and the Maiden”. Those two films left us believing that the exiled filmmaker may still have the right stuff. After all,...

Pros: Interesting imagery, would be a perfect film class example of a Polanski piece
Cons: Unfortunately, strange camera angles and references to Satanism are about all you get.

The Ninth gate has Roman Polanski written all over it. It's yet another casualty of the art/film school slew of directors from the 60s and 70s. First Eyes Wide Shut, and now this. Haven't you caused enough pain, Columbia University School...

Pros: excellent music
Cons: too many to name

I will never understand why I actually watched this entire movie. Maybe because I knew I would be writing an epinion about it, and I wanted to warn you. Here it goes...DO NOT waste your money on renting this movie. It is awful. Let me tell you why:
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Pros: Johnny Depp
Cons: Story is really weak, as so much time is spent on authenticating the book rather than finding out what it means.

With Roman Polanski directing and Johnny Depp starring, I guess our expectations are kind of high. Seeing the commercials, which show all 30 seconds of the movie's real action, leads us into thinking that this is some kind of End of Days/Devil's Advocate...

Pros: Fun movie. Very fun movie.
Cons: The ending makes absolutely no sense.

The first five minutes slayed me. I loved watching Dean Corso (whose last name I thought was spelled Corseau until i saw the credits) cheat a greedy couple out of a set of relic books by showing them the money. I loved watching the fat guy scream...

Pros: Depp's acting, great scenery
Cons: The ending is hollow and phony

Johnny Depp is a very engaging and charismatic actor. I think I am one of the few people I know who really enjoyed 'Sleepy Hollow'. Depp stars in 'The Ninth Gate', the newest Roman Polanski film, and he is, by far, the best thing about the film.
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Pros: Intellectual, thinking-man's horror flick.
Cons: Not for everyone. Slow moving.

I had heard bad things about "The Ninth Gate" before actually purchasing a ticket on it's opening night. I recall seeing ads for it in the theaters during the summer of 1999, and then not hearing another thing about it again for months (a...

Pros: you THINK it will be good
Cons: it wasn't

On the front of the box, to describe the movie, it says, 'The only thing more terrifying than serching for the devil..is finding him'. What a load of crock. I mean honestly, with a built up title like that, you would think that there was going to be some...

Pros: Interesting concept involving satanic invocation
Cons: Incoherently realized and lacking in suspense

Problem is: when Roman Polanski directs and Johnny Depp stars, you expect more than you get in this grim, third-rate horror mystery. Returning to his "Rosemary's Baby" roots, Roman Polanski helms this thriller, casting Johnny Depp as an...

Pros: Great acting, and scenery!
Cons: Ended wrong, causing you to be left in the dark

The Ninth Gate based on a book by Arturo Perez-Recertes, is a horror movie gone wrong. Actually I don't see how it was rated a horror movie when there is nothing really scary in it.

The movie starts out with a man named Dean Corso (Johnny...

Pros: starts out good
Cons: plot is somewhat confusing and the film ends in a baffling manner

I wonder where I should begin...

I'd have to say that the trailer for this movie was very misleading, and so were a couple articles written about it. They made it seem as if Johnny Depp was going to open the gates to Hell and battle the Devil...

Pros: The Opening Credits....simply the best!
Cons: The ending, the nudity

Call me crazy or sick or whatever you want, but I like these "Finding the Devil" movies for some reason.

The plot involves a book collector that is sent out by a client to find out if a book he has that may contain a way to conjure...

Pros: intriguing premise
Cons: interest in the plot wans as the film becomes silly

Tsk tsk tsk. Roman Polanski. Johnny Depp. Frank Langella. I had such high hopes when I heard the project was underway. The initial reviews seemed to unanimously express disappointment in the film, and after seeing the film it is now understandable.
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Pros: Great storyline in the beggining
Cons: ENDS HORRIBLY

The Ninth Gate:

First of all I would like to say just how much I was looking forward to this movie. I was under the impression that it was going to be a great movie. Boy was I wrong! I have never been so disappointed in all my life. I was...