Secret Window (2004)

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Load of rubbish!!

Good movie but grossly overrated

As Good As It Gets

Very good movie. In these days it is hard to see a good movie coming but this one is really great. Might have been inspiration for the game Alan Wake. Notice the name Rainy as a reference to snow, rain and weather. The movie is full of mystery and wonder. It makes you wonder why the world exists. Epic scenery of lucid dreaming is mixed with horrifying scenes of sublime and epic horror. The acting is very good as well.

The movie had a very eerie and tense atmosphere since the beginning, but I think that the way the story progresses, it seems as if the movie producers are deliberately trying to steer away from the ending that might have been expected or had at least crossed the audience's mind. But I'd say that this movie focuses a lot more on details rather than the actual story plot or the events that take place in the story. So I feel that this intentional emphasis on detail has dragged the thriller movie on too long for my taste. Also I'd say that the actors' expressions in this movie were too little, barely giving out any clue about what might they be feeling or thinking, which soon became a little uninteresting.

It was based on the novel, though the original title makes more sense than this film. Maybe they wanted to avert the spoiler. But I don't think it would have affected much, because the twist comes at the final segment. The tale of a writer who is in the middle of divorce and now living alone is the lake house got threatened by a stranger, because according to him he stole his story. Followed by many unpleasant events, how he gets out of the trouble told in the next half.Feels just an okay kind. Though Johnny Depp was good. The suspense was good, particularly in the first half, but later it comes falling down. The second half was average, the twist was not interesting enough. After some point, you might predict it, but the point is it was too familiar. I especially did not like the finale, it was like not in detail. Still a watchable film, because of the actor and for decently made. So I think worth a watch if you keep a low expectation.6/10

After seeing "S.W.A.T." that was my last movie that I saw at the theater before in 2004 I went and saw Secret Window. And it's one of the films I never forgot how everyone in the theater reacted After seeing the TV Spots for weeks and weeks it was build up to be a film that was going to be one of the biggest of 2004 and with the cast and that the story was inspired by Stephen King who is perhaps the best horror story tellers ever how could it go wrong?Well sadly it turn out to be a film that leaves confuse and shocked that's for sure. With casting Johnny Depp as Mort Rainey and he did a good performance and John Turturro as John Shooter and he shows he can do more than just comedy films as he brought a lot evil and mystery to his character. Maria Bello plays Amy Rainey and she does what she has to do in the film. The film also cast Timothy Hutton, Charles S.Dutton, Len Carious The plot of the film didn't reveal itself from the trailer which helps me with the shocked and mystery factor that is what you get with the film.The cast did performance very well which is one of the strong points of the movie also the score sends a chill up and down your spine What I am disappointed about this film is some of the plot could have been better but other than that you should expect nothing less from Stephen King the man who never had a normal thought in his life which is scary on it own. If I have to best describe the film is a miss and hit it does have some good performances and scare factors which is more shocking when you watch the film if you are a fan of mystery or Mr.King then you will be for a treat with this film. It just has some mix reaction at best but never the less it was a interesting film I give Secret Window an 7 out of 10