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To travel in silence / by a long and circuitous route, / To brave the arrows of misfortune / and fear neither noose nor fire, / To play the greatest of all games / and win, foregoing no expense / is to mock the vicissitudes of Fate / and gain at last the key / that will unlock the Ninth Gate.

The 9th Gate - 11th March 2017 A very interesting premise (a rare book dealer is asked by a disgustingly wealthy client to authenticate a book called 'The Nines Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows', said to summon Satan himself) but falters because of its slow pace and easily unraveled 'whodunnit' (as those few who possess other copies of the rare book are murdered) Johnny Depp was forgettable as bland main character Dean Curso who despite lending character traits from all great sleuths (i.e. smoking, drinking and fucking) lacked any noteable appeal (even for a die hard sleuth fan like myself). A fairly decent looking film with a genuinely thrilling premise but unfortunately doesn't deliver. 5/10