Rotten
Mr. Depp demonstrates once again that he never disappoints as an actor, even in something as fraudulent as Secret Window.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Secret Window
The most important part of a story is the ending.
2004 · 1h 36m · PG-13
Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
David Koepp
Overview
Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to question his own sanity.
Director and cast
- David Koepp Director
- Johnny Depp as Mort Rainey
- John Turturro as John Shooter
- Maria Bello as Amy Rainey
- Timothy Hutton as Ted Milner
- Charles S. Dutton as Ken Karsch
- Len Cariou as Sheriff Dave Newsome
- Joan Heney as Mrs. Garvey
- John Dunn-Hill as Tom Greenleaf
- Vlasta Vrana as Fire Chief Wickersham
- Matt Holland Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Fresh
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.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Rotten
Has no story, no ending and no redeeming value.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Rotten
The plot certainly has possibilities, but far too many of them are botched by writer-director David Koepp, who's a better writer than director.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Adapted from a Stephen King novella, the film lurches tiredly through the author's favorite masochistic-narcissistic fantasy, subjecting a woebegone writer to a gauntlet of abuse.
Dennis Lim, Village Voice
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