Caught this one today on Bravo -- or rather, I should say, it caught me. I thought it looked like an interesting idea, researching demonic summoning and opening the nine gates of the title. Instead, all we get is a rather interesting buildup of Johnny Depp trying to figure out which copy of a book is real, figuring out the roles of the various sinister players, and being rescued by a mysterious woman. Unfortunately, once he figures out the mystery, nothing happens. I am not exaggerating here. I do not mean to say, "not much happens." I mean, NOTHING happens. One person tries to grant himself omnipotent demonic powers and fails. Johnny Depp then thinks he may have solved the mystery, and walks toward an old castle. Fade to black. Nothing happens. That's two and a half hours stolen from me by Bravo, Roman Polanski, and Johnny Depp that I will never get back. Do not make the same mistake I did.
Review of The Ninth Gate
