STORY – 1DIRECTOR – 1ACTOR – 1MUSIC – 1CULT – 1 VERDICT – 5/5 PROS -1) A dealer of rare books is hired by a wealthy book collector to authenticate a 17th-century book [The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows] that purpor… | unclewalker June 17 | STORY – 1 DIRECTOR – 1 ACTOR – 1 MUSIC – 1 CULT – 1 VERDICT – 5/5 PROS - 1) A dealer of rare books is hired by a wealthy book collector to authenticate a 17th-century book [The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows] that purportedly contains a magical secret for summoning the Devil. As he travels to Europe to compare the book with other 2 surviving copies, he finds himself at the heart of paranormal events. 2) Gripping screenplay. 3) Emmanuelle Seigner as The Mysterious Girl 4) A companion piece to Angel Heart (1987) & The Devil's Advocate (1997). 5) The summary of Corso's journey and why he was chosen by the Devil and finds the entrance of the Ninth Gate - 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. CONS - 1) The climax and the climactic scene is not ambiguous but it's silly and incomplete. QUOTE - "The man who wrote this book did so in alliance with the devil…and went to the stake for it. Even hell has its heroes, señor." | | | | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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