Johnny Depp stars as Mort Rainey, a successful author who has had a very bad year. He caught his wife, whom he's been married to for 10 years, in bed with another man. That leads to a divorce that is not yet settled yet. After that, he moved to a lonely home where he can concentrate on his writing, but all he seems to do is sleep.
And finally, he is awoken by a strange man in a black hat who claims that Rainey stole his story. 3 times in his introductory sentence, in fact. Mort is surprised by this strange visitor because he hadn't performed any plagarism since one episode long, long ago. The stranger wants justice and soon starts taking the matter way too far.
Johnny Depp is great as Rainey, the character who is deeply angered by his wife's disloalty. Johnny performs all of his roles to a constant level of greatness, and although I haven't seen all of his work, I can tell that there is something about this role that makes it one of his best. The character has many layers that we gradually discover as we watch the film.
Now, the matter of the stranger. By now you must be aware that he is psychotic because he is determined to get justice from Mort Rainey at whatever cost. The Stranger, named John Shooter, even goes to depressing acts of violence toward Mort's private possessions and even matters concerning his wife. The question may rise:
"Why is this man so p!ssed over a little story?"
Mort is accused of stealing the story "Secret Window" from Shooter. In the movie, the story was widely successful and had Mort not supposedly steal it, Shooter would be rich.
But the viewer feels that can't be all of what's going on. It's a good motive, but there seems to be something missing in the picture of John Shooter. But one of the movie's greatest strengths is it's fantastic twist in the story. It is the genius of the twist that makes me write the review for this film.
In conclusion, many viewers should be impressed with "Secret Window". Great characters whom we grow feelings for, a story with excellent surprises, and an overall feeling of enjoyment when the movie ends.
***1/2 out of ****
And finally, he is awoken by a strange man in a black hat who claims that Rainey stole his story. 3 times in his introductory sentence, in fact. Mort is surprised by this strange visitor because he hadn't performed any plagarism since one episode long, long ago. The stranger wants justice and soon starts taking the matter way too far.
Johnny Depp is great as Rainey, the character who is deeply angered by his wife's disloalty. Johnny performs all of his roles to a constant level of greatness, and although I haven't seen all of his work, I can tell that there is something about this role that makes it one of his best. The character has many layers that we gradually discover as we watch the film.
Now, the matter of the stranger. By now you must be aware that he is psychotic because he is determined to get justice from Mort Rainey at whatever cost. The Stranger, named John Shooter, even goes to depressing acts of violence toward Mort's private possessions and even matters concerning his wife. The question may rise:
"Why is this man so p!ssed over a little story?"
Mort is accused of stealing the story "Secret Window" from Shooter. In the movie, the story was widely successful and had Mort not supposedly steal it, Shooter would be rich.
But the viewer feels that can't be all of what's going on. It's a good motive, but there seems to be something missing in the picture of John Shooter. But one of the movie's greatest strengths is it's fantastic twist in the story. It is the genius of the twist that makes me write the review for this film.
In conclusion, many viewers should be impressed with "Secret Window". Great characters whom we grow feelings for, a story with excellent surprises, and an overall feeling of enjoyment when the movie ends.
***1/2 out of ****