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03/14/05
Secret Window (2004)
46 %
Reviews Counted: 157 Fresh: 73 Rotten:84 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
Theatrical Release: Mar 12, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $47,781,388
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 control. With a drinking problem and a cigarette habit he can't shake, Mort can barely function... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Charles S. Dutton, Timothy Hutton
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05/19/04
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Once again, Depp slouches into a piece of mainstream entertainment and takes every opportunity to amuse himself.
09/23/07
This is, in short, a mystery story that has very little actual mystery.
10/11/06
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06/24/06
It’s a telling sign when a supposedly sympathetic character’s head is smashed on a rock and laughter erupts in the theatre.
09/16/05
Depp's ... wonderfully frazzled portrait of seething resentment almost makes this minor thriller seem fresh.
05/04/05
...an enjoyable little genre picture -- tense and stylish and full of Johnny Depp.
01/29/05
Another lousy movie adapted from Stephen King's writing; another slander against the mentally ill; another energetic Depp performance in a losing cause.
08/06/04
There have been as many Stephen King movie adaptations as Ron Jeremy films, and while some have been limp, "Secret Window" rises to the occasion.
07/05/04
...much of Secret Window will seem old hat to anyone who knows what "redrum" means.
05/20/04
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
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