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Mood:
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- Losing-it HeroPsychologicalMurderCrimesDeadlyMind and SoulMentally UnstableSplit Personality more...
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Genres:
- Thriller
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Style:
- Twists and Turns
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- Based on Book
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Secret Window, 2004
English
USA
Profile of Secret Window
Secret Window can be described as suspenseful, tense, and atmospheric. The plot revolves around a losing-it hero, psychological motives, and murder. The main genre is thriller. In terms of style, Secret Window involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place in contemporary times. Secret Window is based on a book. Note that it involves violent content.
Summary of Secret Window
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 control. With a drinking problem and a cigarette habit he can't shake, Mort can barely function when his wife (Maria Bello) leaves him and he abandons his work. In the midst of his anguish, a deranged man, John Shooter, (John Turturro) appears at Mort's New York cabin, claiming that Mort has plagiarized one of his stories. As his wife pushes Mort to finalize their divorce and Shooter systematically destroys his life, he struggles to restore order to an increasingly insane situation.
Playing off of Turturro who is superb as the crazed, Gothic Shooter, Johnny Depp shines in his role with a quirky, brilliant performance. The mannerisms he brings to Mort, such as a problem with a clenched jaw, makes the author's descent into madness compelling and believable. With an emphasis on character study over special effects, the chills provided by this film rely on skilled acting and evoke thrillers of earlier generations like PSYCHO and STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, including a shocking twist of an ending.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 12 March 2004 |
| Runtime: | 96 min |
Cast and Crew
as Mort Rainey
as John Shooter
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Critics Reviews
Variety
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- by: David Rooney
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Mick LaSalle
Users Reviews
- 19.March.2012
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- by: Jonni Hayes
- Jonni Hayes rated this movie
9/10Amazing
- 23.March.2009
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- by: Kristyn
- Kristyn rated this movie8/10Great
