I can't stand boring movies, it's the only thing a movie can never be. Imagine Chinatown with Satanism, but bad and boring, this is the Ninth Portal. A film that tries to be smart, but can't seem to be intense and interesting enough to please you. Still, it has certain interesting concepts and it is not so bad, but it is also not good.
The initial idea of the film is exciting, a Book Dealer has to put together 3 books that were probably written with the help of the devil to reveal the secret that holds immense power, being able to face a cult of devil worshipers; Looks Good!
But it's bad! The main character has no history, no charisma and no development (Depp's performance does not save), Emmanuelle Seigner's character is absurd and you cannot understand her motivations. When people die in this movie, it doesn't matter, because whoever is watching has nothing to connect with them. The film comes down to seeing Johnny Depp walking and making a confused face while reading some book.
The good part of this movie? it's a beautiful film visually, it has a soundtrack OK, the scenes at the end of the film are cool and fun, the scenes with Boris Balkan are the best, he is the most interesting character in the film, with a sure performance by Frank Langella. Although I don't think the director wanted him to play it that way, it was probably for him to be scary, but it ends with him being Based and funny for not giving a damn about it.
People here trying to convince that this film is underestimated, trying to put together theories about what the film means, since Polanski wisely left a lot of symbolism in the film to try to explain its absurdities, this is good, honestly, it is better than the film itself.
(if you cut scenes where Johnny Depp is walking or reading, it would save an hour of film)
The music at the end of the film "Vocalise" by Wojciech Kilar is really beautiful and is the best thing about this film.
But it's bad! The main character has no history, no charisma and no development (Depp's performance does not save), Emmanuelle Seigner's character is absurd and you cannot understand her motivations. When people die in this movie, it doesn't matter, because whoever is watching has nothing to connect with them. The film comes down to seeing Johnny Depp walking and making a confused face while reading some book.
The good part of this movie? it's a beautiful film visually, it has a soundtrack OK, the scenes at the end of the film are cool and fun, the scenes with Boris Balkan are the best, he is the most interesting character in the film, with a sure performance by Frank Langella. Although I don't think the director wanted him to play it that way, it was probably for him to be scary, but it ends with him being Based and funny for not giving a damn about it.
People here trying to convince that this film is underestimated, trying to put together theories about what the film means, since Polanski wisely left a lot of symbolism in the film to try to explain its absurdities, this is good, honestly, it is better than the film itself.
(if you cut scenes where Johnny Depp is walking or reading, it would save an hour of film)
The music at the end of the film "Vocalise" by Wojciech Kilar is really beautiful and is the best thing about this film.