Review of The Ninth Gate (1999) by Liam T — 22 Dec 2011
Roman Polanski kicks ASS. I mean - even after nazies killed his parrents, Manson family executed his wife & unborn child and he was exiled from America due statuory rape or something - he STILL manages to deliver brilliant stuff. Or is it because of that? Either way, the guy is hard core.
Ninth Gate is Polanski's latter work, but could have easily been made in the 60's/70's. It's pretty much Chinatown meets Rosemary, but more entertaining. Depp is in his element being nerdy & confused, but it's Frank "Skeletor" Langella who steals the show. Great character development as things start to turn more and more evil.
People tend to look down the Gate, but there's no reason. Even it's not Chinatown, we have a prettty solid detective story here and definately both Polanski and Depp's careers stonger work. Ending is bit weird and takes digestion, but after 10 times you kinda grow into it. Emmanuelle Seigner's acting abilities are questionable - but as always - she's totally compelling.
This review of The Ninth Gate (1999) was written by Liam T on 22 Dec 2011.
The Ninth Gate has generally received positive reviews.
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