A solid-but-imperfect thriller.
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06/25/04
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
...much of Secret Window will seem old hat to anyone who knows what "redrum" means.
05/20/04
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04/24/04
Torna-se não apenas um suspense eficiente, mas também um curioso estudo de personagens.
04/15/04
...falls short despite the best efforts of its cast.
04/15/04
Good thing the people serving this utilitarian story have the wit to dress it up a little and make it dance.
04/09/04
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04/05/04
A mystery whose secret is obvious from the beginning and a thriller without any genuine thrills.
04/01/04
Mr. Depp demonstrates once again that he never disappoints as an actor, even in something as fraudulent as Secret Window.
04/01/04
Writer-Director Koepp well understood the best qualities of the story and held back the almost demeaning payoff as long as he could.
03/28/04
Bottom line, it's extremely predictable, even if you didn't read the original novella.
03/24/04
Strange and a little awkward, "Secret Window" nonetheless is worth a look.
03/22/04
A pastiche of past thrillers, recycling its elements from The Shining, Misery, The Dark Half and just about every other King project this side of The Mangler.
03/22/04
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03/21/04
for a while it works, right up until its dreadfully silly ending
03/21/04
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03/21/04
The story is so basic that it makes a fine template for an exercise in style, and Koepp layers on the details with great relish.
03/21/04
Except for Depp's performance, "Secret Window" is a film we've seen and heard before.
03/19/04
Secret Window is filled with so many red herrings, one could have a veritable feast if one were to filet them, cream them, and serve them with a box of crackers.
03/19/04
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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