The once-talented Mr. Polanski is hard to spot.
The Ninth Gate
Spain, France, United States · 1999
Rated R · 2h 13m
Director Roman Polanski
Starring Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner
Genre Mystery, Thriller
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Dean Corso is a rare book collector whose most recent client has acquired "The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows;" a legendary 17th century edition that can be used to summon the Devil. Only 3 copies remain of this book, and Corso's client wants him to go on a strange and dangerous mission to track down the other two.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
The New York Times by A.O. Scott
About as scary as a sock-puppet re-enactment of "The Blair Witch Project," and not nearly as funny.
Amusing, ultra-deadpan entertainment. The director was lucky enough to have a cast who were in on the joke and tuned in to his wavelength.
A nonsensical mishmash.
Never quite becomes unwatchable.
A supernatural thriller that is neither super, natural, nor thrilling.
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
A film not even a star as foxed and foxy as Johnny Depp himself could save.
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
Elegant, scary fun.
Compulsively watchable and its occasional lapses into that familiar Polanskian overkill are almost charming.
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