Lachlan Coulson
This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
Cassandra
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Phillipa
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
andrewfleming-57891
Its nothing spectacular and doesntast long in the memory.
However, the characters are all very well acted, the set is excellent and the music is great. It is at times funny but most of the humour is very basic and straightforward. The only real problem is that its predictable and not very original. In general, pretty good and well worth a watch.
slightlymad22
Continuing my plan to watch every Johnny Depp movie in order, I come to The Ninth Gate.When this was announced I was disgusted Depp would work with Roman Polanski. I decided to still see it in cinemas, as I did everything Depp made back then. I think my disgust may have clouded my judgement as I hated it. And like Fear & Loathing, I have never revisited it, despite the DVD sitting in my collection for over a decade. Depp is once again solid, but this movie is not two of his better hours. Frank Langella normally brightens up any movie just by having his name in the cast. But here he is in pantomime villain mode!! He even shouts "Boo" at one point!! Depp's Donnie Brasco costar James Russo has a role as Depp's trusted friend Bernie. Who says his loyalty is 100%, unless there is money, women or work involved.I'm still not sure what happened at the end, as it is certainly not clear!! The Ninth Gate grossed $18 million dollars at the domestic box office, not landing a spot on the highest 100 grossing movies of the year.Depp met Vanessa Paradis whilst filming this movie in France, he promptly fell in love with her and moved to France. There was no more arrests, no more trashed hotel rooms and outside of one incident early in their relationship, there were no more fights with paparazzi either. The next 5 years would be the most stable period of Depp's adult life.
kanaujia202
A very sweet movie. Excellent representation of a simple story represented in a powerful way. The village location is perfect for a old world slow lifestyle charm. Messaging is subtle and strong. Judi Dench's presence as always is royal and majestic. Juliette Binoche fits in perfectly in the lead role and has charming personality.Not very pleased with Alfred Molina's representation of the character Helene provides strong supporting presence. Johnny Depp has strong personality but does not overshadow the story.Speed of story telling is just right and I am sure the author would be pleased with the representation of his story in a memorable way.
ElessarAndurilS
Chocolat is a movie my wife picked out for us to watch together on a fall weekend evening on which we planned to sit on the couch cuddled together and spend a simple night of popcorn, movies, and enjoying some alone time together. She picked it out as the synopsis seemed to fit the mood of the evening planned. Indeed it hit it right on the mark! It is a unique story of a woman and her young daughter who live a nomad life style moving from town to town where she would open chocolate shops. She flies in the face of the practices of the average folks of the time and town, but made good friends and through simple acts of kindness won over friends and helped set people free of their inhibitions. I didn't expect to like it that much but wound up loving it. We now spend a weekend evening each fall watching the movie together, enjoying the simple yet quality story that has grown to be one of our favorites. You won't find a lot of movies like it, but that is part of what makes it so special and why I think it is a smart movie for mature audiences. Just a great couples movie that over time seems to be a little better each year we watch it!
