Director:
Roman PolańskiCámara:
Darius KhondjiMúsica:
Wojciech KilarReparto:
Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner, Barbara Jefford, Jack Taylor, James Russo, Allen Garfield, Jacques Dacqmine, Joe Sheridan (más)Sinopsis(1)
Dean Corso es un bibliófilo dotado de una sólida cultura, nervios de acero y pocos escrúpulos. Es, además, un hombre extremadamente minucioso y eficaz en su trabajo. Gracias a su reputación, Boris Balkan, un coleccionista de textos demoníacos, le encarga una misión sumamente peligrosa: encontrar los dos últimos ejemplares del legendario manual de invocación satánica "Las Nueve Puertas del Reino de las Sombras"; pero los recursos de Corso son ilimitados. De Nueva York a Toledo, de París a Sintra, se verá inmerso en un laberinto lleno de peligros y tentaciones, aterradoras sorpresas, violencia y muertes inesperadas. (Universal Pictures España)
(más)Reseñas (6)
Mal equilibrio entre la seriedad del tema y la perspectiva. El resultado es una película más vergonzosa a cada minuto que pasa. Frank Langella es una mera figura cómica en la escena final. Afortunadamente, el gran Johnny Depp lo salva todo de nuevo.
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This is the film that convinced me that Depp is a great actor. Polanski didn't need to convince me, but he could definitely have chosen a better script, this one it's as bland and uninteresting as his Frantic. But the film does have a certain amount of mystery and atmosphere, and the ending is very good.
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Very badly made in comparison with the book it’s based on. Only one of the storylines is developed on here and, paradoxically, it is a “less" important one. Even so, the movie itself isn’t outright bad, although this insight into the world of bibliophiles and rare edition hunters isn’t as effective as it could (and should!) have been. Unfortunately the whole thing is spoiled by the crappy ending, Depp tries his utmost and just about succeeds in keeping its head above water.
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European film from the Polanski - Emmanuelle Seigner series and again an interesting adaptation. While the poster is eye-catching, it might be worth highlighting something other than just another Johnny Depp creation.
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"The Ninth Gate" is not necessarily a bad movie, but the sense of horror is practically missing here. There are moments where even the suspense is lost, which may be a reason for you to stop watching the film. Fortunately, Depp is charismatic enough here for you to accompany him on this journey and be enchanted or disappointed by the specifically strange ending that this film possesses. Enthusiasm is lacking, but I also don't have a completely ruined impression.
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When the denouement itself is severely not worth crap, it's pretty hard to (unbiasedly) judge the rest of it. Still, I'm giving it a shot, and at least as far as the story itself goes, The Ninth Gate is very interesting material for filming. The problem is that the film jumps from interesting mystery waters into C-rated action sequences and (perhaps intentionally) is its own apt self-parody at times. It's just my feeling, but Polanski's direction this time around reminded me at times of a decadent East German aesthetic.
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