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05/01/04
Secret Window (2004)
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Reviews Counted:155
Fresh:72
Rotten:83
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Depp is quirkily entertaining, but the movie runs out of steam by the end.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on a Stephen King novella, the psychological thriller SECRET WINDOW is reminiscent of an Alfred Hitchcock film. Eccentric author Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) finds his life spiraling out of... [More]
Starring: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Charles S. Dutton
Director: David Koepp
Reviews for Secret Window
Anyone with a passing knowledge of King's jam-packed oeuvre and its spotty movie translations will be fidgeting in their seats from the get-go.
05/14/04
Top CriticEven Johnny Depp in quirk-overdrive can't save it, his slyly insincere performance eventually irritating as much as the sincerely stupid movie he's stuck in.
05/01/04
Top CriticKoepp simply never gets anywhere near the story's underlying themes.
03/18/04
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06/24/06
Top CriticIn Pirates, Depp stole the show. In Secret Window, he is the show.
03/11/04
Johnny Depp may be the only actor around today who can turn even something as simple as washing and drying his hands into a dramatic clue about the character he's playing.
03/12/04
With Depp in the lead, Secret Window never quite slips into mediocrity, but it's not destined to be remembered among King's finest efforts, either.
03/11/04
The pieces fit together easily, too easily, in fact, which sets you up for the grand finale.
03/13/04
Star Johnny Depp and adapter-director David Koepp bring enough wit and peculiarity to the proceedings to make for an entertaining, and sometimes even smart, time.
03/12/04
Depp runs wild with eccentric behaviour. Yet, with his technical proficiency equal to his eccentric decision-making, Depp makes every choice seem appropriate or even absolutely essential to the character.
03/12/04
Even if you do figure out what's ahead, the movie's stylish execution rewards you for your cunning.
03/11/04
What makes this movie work is the smart script and the outstanding cast that gives these characters depth.
03/12/04
Familiar as it is, Secret Window is fun because writer/director David Koepp is so adept at smoothing over the cut-and-paste marks with off-kilter humor and believable human behavior.
03/11/04
Depp's Window turns a typical King yarn into a rewarding psychological portrait
03/12/04
A potent psychological thriller bolstered by strong performances and an offbeat sense of humor.
03/11/04
Hitchcock would have loved it.
03/11/04
It’s dark and a bit contrived, and that will turn off some, but audiences seeking something offbeat and scary won’t be disappointed.
03/12/04
By the end of Secret Window, I was too busy being amused by the film's undeniable sense of thrills to care that much about the flaws.
03/19/04
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