Secret Window

Rating:
Summary: Just an Average Yarn.
Review: I reluctantly went to see SECRET WINDOW at the urging of my younger brother. He had seen the movie several weeks before I did and recommended that I see it if I got the chance. So, when the film came to the local budget cinema, I made a point to watch it. The film was everything I thought it would be and nothing more.

The story itself is pretty average. Johnny Depp stars as Mort Rainey, a writer who is in the process of getting a divorce from his wife. He loves his wife very much and really doesn't want the divorce, but she has been pressing the matter for sometime. In the meantime, Rainey has moved out of their home and is living in their summer cabin. He's been trying to finish his new book. Unexpectedly a strange man wearing a wide-brimmed black hat shows up at his door. The strange man calls himself John Shooter (John Turturro) and claims that Rainey stole a story from him several years ago. Shooter wants Rainey to correct the mistake by rewriting the ending to the story. Rainey claims that he wrote his story several years before Shooter wrote his. Shooter gives Rainey three days to prove it to him and to show that he means business, Shooter kills Rainey's dog late at night. Thus, a game of cat and mouse begins. Unfortunately, the game doesn't really go anywhere. The suspense doesn't build up in the right way and the ending of the movie leaves the audience longing for something more.

The acting in the movie is rather well done, however. Johnny Depp is almost always entertaining to watch and John Tuturro stands his ground well. Turturro's silent, yet steady prescence serves as the perfect foil to Depp's frantic and exaggerated style.

Overall, the film wasn't all that bad and had some good acting, but the plot left something to be desired. SECRET WINDOW reminded me of another movie based upon a Stephen King story: THE DARK HALF. I enjoyed THE DARK HALF more than SECRET WINDOW, but if you take the supernatural element out of THE DARK HALF you're basically left with a SECRET WINDOW.

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Summary: Johnny Depp's 'Secret'
Review: This past weekend, my family and I decided to catch the new Johnny Depp movie. When I first saw the trailers for Secret Window, I thought it was going to be just another insane, slaying movie without a plot and without any real acting talent in it. Boy was I wrong!!! The movie is based on the Stephan King novels, Secret Window and Secret Garden, and knowing this, I knew this movie was going to be a suspenseful thriller. Johnny Depp plays a well-known writer who lately is having an extreme case of writer's block. Now he just sits around in his worn, old bathrobe and talks to his dog, mostly because his wife left him about six months ago for another man. To add to his problems, a stranger from Mississippi comes knocking on his door one day and accuses Mort (Johnny Depp), of stealing his story, Secret Window. Mort becomes fed up with the stranger who calls himself Shooter (John Turturro), and ignores his accusations. But now strange things begin to happen; to Mort, and his family. Mort soon discovers that Shooter is the one reeking havoc on his life. Shooter demands that Mort fix the ending of Secret Window to the way it "should be" and to re-publish it under Shooter's name. He wants the new ending to be that the character kills his wife and buries her in the garden, under the attic's secret window. Mort still refuses to listen to Shooter, and the deadly "accidents" keep on happening. Eventually Mort understands the real reason why Shooter is stalking him, and why the ending of Secret Window needs to be changed. I'm not going to give away the ending because I must say it is one of the MOST unexpected and thrilling finales I have ever witnessed! The repeated saying , "the only thing that matters is the ending", is a major element throughout this movie.
What really made this movie so believable and terrifying was the acting. Johnny Depp's character makes us all jump whenever he opens a closet to discover something or wakes up from his daily nap to find terror right in front of him. And also John Turturro's "Shooter" make's us all think twice before opening the door. This horror film gets an A+ from my family and me! Secret Window will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time and will leave you breathless with an ending to 'die' for!

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Summary: Mmm .... Hobo ... <3
Review: Super film. Must see again for third time.
Johnny is the ultimate hobo and will always remain that way. The film is crap up til the end where is rocks. The last ten minutes make up for the hour and half of crap previously. I have one thing to say : "D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Dee-vorce!"
I give it 5 stars automatically jsut because Johnny is in it, but then I add another 3 because the ending is good (this is out of 5 BTW) Then I add another 6 because there is violence which is always good in our modern world. (...)

Rating:
Summary: Wait for the DVD
Review: 'Secret Window' wasn't as good as I expected, but that's just because it wasn't the film I thought it was going to be. The trailers for the movie make it look full of action, and very scary, which is slightly misleading. The film starts quite slow, but Johnny Depp manages to carry it well (with a less talented actor, the movie would probably have been 3 stars, maybe even lower). There were some frightening moments, but none that really affected me or that I remembered. In fact, the film was actually more gory than it was scary.

Johnny Depp's acting is, of course, superb which really brings the rating of the movie up. I actually enjoyed the comedic moments in the movie quite a bit more than the 'horrific' parts. I liked the plot, and the ending, but I found that I predicted the ending slightly earlier in the film than I usually do. I would probably recommend waiting and renting this film. It's much cheaper than spending what seems like a fortune nowadays to see it in theaters. Not seeing it on the big screen isn't a huge downfall either, as there isn't a lot of action.

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic!
Review: Great movie, I also recommend the book or novella too. Read it, really good. I enjoyed it, it had a nice twist to it, suspenseful! A must see if you are a Johnny Depp fan, but of course you would have already seen it. :)

Rating:
Summary: good movie
Review: I enjoyed this movie alot. The ending was the best part of all. I was laughing the whole time. Johnny's character is enjoyably funny and i recommend this movie to all you depp or even anti-depp fans.

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Summary: Very Good performances!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Johnny Depp shows again just how talented he is by creating a realistic character that captures the audiences attention. He plays Mort Rainey, a writer experiencing writier's block after his recent divorce. Things get intersting when a stranger, Shooter, arrives at his desolated cabin in the woods, and accuses him of plagerism. Mort fights for his life trying to prove this crazy stranger wrong, but can he do it in time? This movie is wonderful and is perfect for a night with friends!

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Summary: Secret Window
Review: I really love this movie.
I am am in love with johnny depp.
Its kinda violent but johnny is sooo funny (and so cute)
Oh yeha...so go and see it and you'll probably be obsessed with Johnny by the end of it!!!!!!!

Well its a good movie but loads of people hate it but i don'y so go and see it...buy it whatever.

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Summary: JOHNNY ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Johhny was sooooo great in this movie! He is soo hott and i just want to kiss him all day long! i want the movie soo bad i can taste it. i saw it 3 times in the theatres and all my friends think im crazy ! i came up with my disease......Deppioscincosis! but i dont care if im diagnosed w/ that! i love u johnny and gemme an email! [e-mail] I LOVE U JOHNNY!!!!!!!!!
LOVE, DEANNA DEPP

Rating:
Summary: secret window
Review: I found this movie to be hilarious, im sure it wasnt intended to be so, but it also had very good acting in it. Johnny was superb as always, the movie has a good wit about it (mostly on Johnny's part) and it kept you guessing. It isnt boring and it keeps you entertained. i give it a four out of five.