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Secret Window (2004) 6.5
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Metascore: 46/100
Reviews: 511 user | 185 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com A writer is accused for plagiarism by a strange man, who then starts haunting him for "justice." Director:David Koepp |
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Cast
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Detective Bradley
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Fran Evans
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Greta Bowie
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Juliet Stoker
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Famed mystery writer, Mort Rainey (Depp) is confronted by a mysterious stranger outside his house. This stranger calls himself John Shooter (Turturro) and claims that Mort has stolen an idea for a story from him. Mort says he can prove he wrote his first, but whilst Mort waits for the evidence to appear, Shooter starts to become more and more violent. Written by Film_Fan
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Some windows should never be opened. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for violence/terror, sexual content and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 March 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Secret Window, Secret Garden See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$766,008 (Japan) (22 October 2004)Gross:
$2,833,800 (Japan) (12 November 2004)Company Credits
Production Co:
Grand Slam Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Pariah Entertainment Group See more »
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2.35 : 1
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Mort: [voiceover] Turn around. Turn around. Turn the car around and get the hell out of here. Right now. Don't go back. Do not go back there.
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Trivia
The DVD Audio Commentary with director David Koepp was recorded on 4 March 2004, before the cinema release. See more »Goofs
In the scene of Mort at the hotel driving away in his car, he looks in the left hand mirror which has the words "Objects in this mirror are closer than they appear." In actual fact, that label is only on the right hand mirror in cars, and appears to have been applied to the left hand mirror for the movie using a cheap sticker label. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mort: [voiceover] Turn around. Turn around. Turn the car around and get the hell out of here. Right now. Don't go back. Do not go back there.
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Director David Koepp has written some nice screenplays ('Carlito's Way', 'Panic Room') and I liked his 'Stir of Echoes'. Here he comes with a thriller based on a Stephen King novel that is not very good but has some qualities. The best quality here is another terrific performance from Johnny Depp. No matter what he does, he succeeds in making a film entertaining even when it should not be.
Depp is a writer named Mort Rainey, recently divorced because his wife (Maria Bello) cheated on him. Now he lives in a cottage near a lake, alone, writing his new book. One day a man rings his bell telling Rainey he has stolen one of his stories. Rainy is unaware of this fact and he can prove it; a magazine printed his short story a couple of years before the man, who is named John Shooter (John Turturro), claims he has written his version. Shooter wants to see this magazine before he believes it, causing quite some trouble in the meanwhile.
This is a film with a secret, something we understand pretty soon. I will not reveal it, but most people will come up with an idea and find out they are right. Even though it has a secret it plays too much like a lot of thrillers we have already seen. Interesting performances (Bello is pretty good as the wive too) and some dry humor does not change that. There is one other thing I liked. Koepp payed some good attention to what David Fincher did with his 'Panic Room' screenplay, especially with the camera. There are some great shots here and together with Depp they make sure 'Secret Window' is not wasted.