"The film is a very engaging (and appreciably dark) film noir throwback that just happens to have something to do with the occult. Call it a noir thriller mystery drama if you like - it's still a pretty solid flick... As usual, Depp is the man. Here he's playing a slightly sleazy and definitely opportunistic little man, but damn if Depp doesn't find that root of gnarled humanity and brings it right to the fore... Sometimes dry, sometimes wacky, but surprisingly compelling throughout, The Ninth Gate falls firmly in the middle of Polanski's eclectic filmography. It sure isn't as good as The Tenant or Rosemary's Baby -- but it definitely isn't Pirates, either." - Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com