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44 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

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  • Starring: Frank Langella, Johnny Depp
  • Summary: A rare book dealer (Depp) seeking out the last two copies of a demon text discovers a strange demonic conspiracy.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 30
  3. Negative: 9 out of 30
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Polanski's directing is marvelously assured and Depp is always fun to watch.
  2. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Peter Brunette
    60
    Compulsively watchable and its occasional lapses into that familiar Polanskian overkill are almost charming.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    38
    A non-thrilling occult thrillersolame and unoriginal that it would be an embarrassment for any director, much less a talent like Roman Polanski.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Oren
    10
    Masterpiece, Polanski should be proud of this one. A Dark occult feature, feels like a film noir although it is not, great performance by the ensemble lead by Johnnie Depp.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. telmoo.
    10
    Special, unforgettable, surrealist, explendid.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Nazgulero
    2
    Utterly...utterly...boring. Nothing ever happens. I give it a 2 just because I am a fan of Lena Olin. The movie is perfect from a cinematographic point of view, except maybe for the protragonist's disgusting habit of lighting up a cigarette every 5 minutes. But the story is so lame, it is hard to stay awake. The devil is too stupid to get a simple book ? Bad news for all the evil people in the world, when their own boss is so dumb...… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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