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75
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The story is more entertaining as it rolls along than it is when it gets to the finish line. But at least King uses his imagination right up to the end, and spares us the obligatory violent showdown that a lesser storyteller would have settled for.
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75
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Even if a certain glibness in the plotting deflates its impact somewhat at the finish, it remains an eerie, playful thriller and an all-around entertaining time at the movies.
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75
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USA Today Claudia Puig
A potent psychological thriller bolstered by strong performances and an offbeat sense of humor. What renders it an unsettling cut above many thrillers is the casting of Johnny Depp in the lead.
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75
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Boston Globe Wesley Morris
A jokey, junky potboiler.
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58
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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
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.
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50
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Los Angeles Times Manohla Dargis
Unsteadily pitched between horror and comedy, Secret Window turns out to be neither terribly scary nor especially funny.
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50
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Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
This Window ultimately feels like one most of us have climbed through before.
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50
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Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
Secret Window has an ending that lets one of our most reliably interesting actors pull out all the stops. But getting there from a good beginning followed by a slow, repetitive middle is a test of resourcefulness for him and a test of patience for us.
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30
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The New York Times A.O. Scott
This movie is a suspense thriller whose only suspense comes from an audience wondering if the picture will hit its promised 97-minute running time.
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30
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Washington Post Desson Thomson
You can boost mediocrity a little, but you cannot raise it from the dead.
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