to sum it all up and skip end of day and watch rent roman polanski the ninth gate instead . this movie be the perfect stereotypical american movie vs ninth gate be the perfect stereotypical european movie . ninth gate represent noir ish and intelligent and nicely score and atmospheric and excellent acting ( johnny depp and esp ) and beautiful scenery and good cinematography and funny one liner and intellectual and minimal foul language and think provoke . the only fault be it that a few people do not understand the open end end and say the movie be crappy because of that and there be a couple of questionable scene . end of day represent overly violent and liberal use of foul language and no musical score except for a poor attempt at a commercial soundtrack that be only heard when gabriel byrne stalk around nyc a satan ( but all you could pick out be korn jonathan davis unintelligible screaming ) and sex that have nothing to do with the plot and violence and incredibly predictable and violence and and do i mention lot more violence . i guess some of the special effect be good but that about it . well and maybe i be wrong but i think ninth gate be far more interesting and quirky and original and and intelligent . but maybe american do not need need that . drip with cynicism even though i be an american and sometimes i wonder .