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Johnny Depp | ... | ||
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Maria Bello | ... | ||
Timothy Hutton | ... | ||
Charles S. Dutton | ... |
Ken Karsch
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Len Cariou | ... |
Sheriff Dave Newsome
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Joan Heney | ... |
Mrs. Garvey
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John Dunn-Hill | ... |
Tom Greenleaf
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Vlasta Vrana | ... |
Fire Chief Wickersham
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Matt Holland | ... |
Detective Bradley
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Gillian Ferrabee | ... |
Fran Evans
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Bronwen Mantel | ... |
Greta Bowie
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Elizabeth Marleau | ... |
Juliet Stoker
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Kyle Allatt | ... |
Busboy
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Richard Jutras | ... |
Motel Manager
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Mort Rainey is a successful writer going through a rather unfriendly divorce from his wife of ten years, Amy. Alone and bitter in his cabin, he continues to work on his writing when a stranger named John Shooter shows up on his doorstep, claiming Rainey stole his story. Mort says he can prove the story belongs to him and not Shooter, but while Mort digs around for the magazine which published the story in question years ago, things begin to happen around Shooter. Mort's dog dies, people begin to die, and his divorce proceedings with Amy continue to get uglier. It seems that Shooter has Mort over a barrel, but perhaps Mort has his own ideas on how to resolve all the problems that plague him lately. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
Not exactly a memorable or path-breaking movie of its genre, 'Secret Window' does manage to be fun to an extent. The story is easily predictable and there are plenty of unintentionally funny moments (which were supposed to provide thrills). It is pretty much just another thriller but the locations (especially the landscape and nature round the lake house) are very pleasing to look at and the cinematography is quite impressive, even though it's highly overdone in the end sequence. The way the 'revelation' is displayed towards the end is hilarious and overly dramatic. Perhaps 'Secret Window' would have worked better had it been more subtle. The plot holes do not provide much advantage to the film. Johnny Depp is great at what he's given to do but the role itself suffers from poor writing. Torturro is adequate. The supporting cast are just there. They don't contribute much and the actors are just okay. If it weren't for Depp and the nice lakeside view, this would be just another mediocre thriller