disdressed12 Review of The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate (1999)

brilliant filmaking, depp in great form. a masterpiece

[10/10 · 25 August 2006]

i loved this movie.i bought it on DVD with really no expectations.boy, was i pleasantly surprised.the performances were excellent, the music was perfect for the film. depp gives an understated performance which kept me riveted for the whole movie.frank langella is brilliantly cast as the bad guy.emmanuaelle seigner was particularly effective as the mysterious girl who always seems to show up where depp's character, dean corso happens to be to lend a helping hand. but of course all is not as it seems, as the ending reveals.the ending reveals just enough to tease the viewer.i can find no fault with this movie.many people complained about the ending, but i thought the ending was as it should be, leaving the viewer to wonder what might happen next, which was, i think the point.all of the deaths in the movie were very creepy and eerie, especially the death of the baroness with her and her wheel chair ending up in flames. i had not seen a polanski movie before, but he really impressed me with this effort.I have watched this movie several times and loved it each time.to those people who hated this movie, all i can say is"to each their own"and maybe it is an acquired taste.this movie is definitely in my top ten.