Secret Window

2004 "The most important part of a story is the ending."
6.5| 1h36m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 12 March 2004 Released
Producted By: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America
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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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Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
Psyfkyn Daniel I love this movie very much. The vibe, the plot, and the casts were great. This is one of the movies that I cannot forget. The mystery and psychological issue in it were great. The movie were able to make curious for the whole time and I was very engaged to the main character. The detail plot in the movie were delivered nicely and in my opinion, the twist is one of the best. Also, I like that they keep the detail for the main character so people who watched it will not get confused
zkonedog The fact that "Secret Window" is based on a Stephen King novella means that it should succeed. However, we have all seen cases where this is not the case. Thankfully, after the first scene of the film, where Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) opens the door to find John Shooter (John Turturro) drawling his iconic "you stole mah story", one can tell that this one was made correctly.For a basic plot summary, "Secret Window" sees Rainey, a once-successful writer now struggling with the bottle and loneliness after divorcing wife Amy (Maria Bello), accused of plagiarism by Mr. Shooter, who goes on to torment the people involved in Rainey's life as Rainey himself tries to set the record straight.At its simplest common denominator, this is a great film because King is an incredible storyteller. This is such a compelling & mysterious tale that one cannot helped but be sucked into the many different angles of the rich plot line. Kudos must be given to director David Koepp for making sure all those elements are portrayed as well on the screen as they were on the printed page.The acting is also top-notch in this film, with Rainey & Bello having great chemistry as a divorcing couple trying to figure out what the heck is happening to each other. Turturro, however, almost completely steals the show with his "Shooter" performance, creating one of the creepier characters ever to appear on film.Overall, then, "Secret Window" is an all-time great movie for fans of mystery & psychological thrillers. From the intriguing beginning to the astounding ending, this movie is one that will have you fully invested in the entire experience.
sfabualrub My brother forced me to watch this movie with him, and this was one of the worst movies ever.Very boring. In the movie they say that the ending is the most important.But the way the movie ended was disgusting.Even my brother who thought that was a great movie based on IMDb user reviews, apologized to me because he also thought that was a very bad movie.Johny Depp should suicide for this bad movie.Very bad acting, and a very boring character.So boring + Very bad ending =0/10
KineticSeoul Johnny Depp is the one that makes this movie watchable. Overall, this is a pretty mundane and predictable movie. The mystery wasn't all that exciting and it just felt dry to sit through. When I saw this movie when I was in my early teen, I thought thought it was a alright flick. And didn't really know what direction the plot was headed. But watching it now, I don't know how I missed how it would end. It's difficult to anticipate what is going to happen next, when you are so sure what the twist is. So for the most part I was like "when is it going to get to the twist already" because this movie seems to be heavily focused on the predictable twist. If the build up was at least more interest or enticing I would have stayed focused. But for the most part, this movie can put you to sleep. It's worth only one watch since you won't miss anything by just seeing it once. And seeing it a second time won't add anything.4.6/10