Secret Window

3.50
    Secret Window
    2004

    Synopsis

    Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to question his own sanity.

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    Cast

    • Johnny DeppMort Rainey
    • John TurturroJohn Shooter
    • Maria BelloAmy Rainey
    • Timothy HuttonTed Milner
    • Charles S. DuttonKen Karsch
    • Len CariouSheriff Dave Newsome
    • Joan HeneyMrs. Garvey
    • John Dunn-HillTom Greenleaf
    • Vlasta VranaFire Chief Wickersham
    • Matt HollandDetective Bradley

    Recommendations

    • 75

      Philadelphia Inquirer

      Bloody, bone-chilling fun.
    • 75

      Christian Science Monitor

      Depp gives a smart, subtle performance, and Turturro is terrific as a foe who's both exactly what he seems and exactly the opposite. Koepp's makes his (literally) corny tricks seemfresh and surprising.
    • 75

      ReelViews

      It's a taught, entertaining motion picture that serves its purpose.
    • 70

      Variety

      The resourceful actor (Depp) invigorates Secret Window with a playful personality and wryly humorous aplomb not front-and-center in the script, making the psycho-suspenser more compelling than it might otherwise have been.
    • 63

      Chicago Tribune

      Koepp, an often ingenious writer, should have followed King's example and covered his tracks better. If he had, Secret Window might have been as good as "Stir of Echoes," and not simply a mini "Misery" and a not-quite "Shining."
    • 60

      The Hollywood Reporter

      The movie telegraphs its intentions too early and relies too much on a single actor, Johnny Depp, to achieve its emotional force.
    • 58

      Entertainment Weekly

      Doesn't keep any secrets but an open one: that Johnny Depp is on a roll, and actor's block is definitely not his problem.
    • 50

      Charlotte Observer

      The picture isn't nearly enough on any level: not scary, not suspenseful, not complex, not atmospheric.

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