I was taking a break from the old computer and

decided to watch some classic film that really

wasn't that old. As I was checking the different

channels I came across a film called "The Nine Gates" staring Johnny Deep. I remember him in

another movie "Blow" that I liked, so I figured

that I would watch it for a while and then go

back to work.

After about 35 minutes I knew that I would end up

watching the whole film. It had a fascinating

topic about the Devil.A rare book dealer, while

seeking out the last two copies of a demon text,

gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural

overtones

It is a mystery/Horror thriller film based on the

novel The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It

was co-written and directed by Roman Polanski, and

stars Johnny Depp as Dean Corso, a rare

books-dealer who is hired by a rich book collector

(Frank Langella) to validate his recently

purchased copy of The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of

Shadows by 17th century author Aristide Torchia.

Dean Corso (Johnny Depp) is a swindling rare-books

dealer ]whose only motivation is financial gain. A

very rich book collector by the name of Boris

Balkan (Frank Langella) hires Corso to validate

his recently purchased copy of The Nine Gates of

the Kingdom of Shadows by 17th century author

Aristide Torchia, one of only three surviving

copies in the world,

From the very beginning when Dean Corso agrees to

accept Ballan's offer to find and validate the

other two copies of the Nine Gates, the bodies

start to pile up. First, his friend and business

partner was murdered in the style of one of the

engravings in The Nine Gates.

Corso then travels to Portugal and after viewing

another copy of the Nine Gates, another murder

takes place. He encounters a young women that he

remembers from his own country. But this young

women is no ordinary women by any means. He then

ends up in Paris where the killings continue. The

ending of this film is not what I guessed it would

be, but it was sure entertaining, to say the

least. I would recommend this film to anyone who

likes suspense and horror rolled into one. Johnny

Deep has now entered my perception of what a good

actor is. I think lthat he is very talented and plays

a very convincing part in this film.