The Ninth Gate (1999)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Dean Corso	Johnny Depp	½
Boris Balkan	Frank Langella
Liana Telfer	Leno Olin	½
The Girl	Emmanuelle Seigner
Baroness Kessler	Barbara Jefford

Review

The pacing and stylishness of the Roman Polanski thriller is enchanting, as a web of mystique is spun around antique book dealer Johnny Depp. Unfortunately, the script is tedious and self-important. It's the kind of movie that knows it heads for the cliff, but still keeps going. The dialogue is useful, however, and this, along with a few well-directed scenes, keeps our interest for a while. Johnny Depp predicts the problems and has some fun with his role.