Continuing my plan to watch every Johnny Depp movie in order, I come to Secret Window.This could have been your usual 'Man alone in a isolated cottage, terrorised by noises at night' bland type of thriller thy I tend to skip. But strong performances and solid direction raise it up a notch.John Turtturo owns this movie, he is superb. Depp knocks it out of the park again (for the third movie in a row) with his hair a constant mess and usually wearing a battered dressing gown (were these the actor or the character?? You never knew with Depp back then) he is compelling. Charles S Dutton and Maria Bello round out the cast well. David Koepp is more we'll known for his writing (Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, Carlito's Way, The Paper and Mission Impossible than his directing (I only know Trigger Effect without looking) but he does a solid job, and I'm surprised I'm not aware he has directed anything of note since.It's not perfect, for from it, but it is solid and entertaining. For me Secret Window is somewhere in the middle of King adaptations, and towards the top in Depp's performances.Secret Window grossed $48 million at the domestic box office to end 2004 as the 67th highest grossing movie of the year.

I love this movie very much. The vibe, the plot, and the casts were great. This is one of the movies that I cannot forget. The mystery and psychological issue in it were great. The movie were able to make curious for the whole time and I was very engaged to the main character. The detail plot in the movie were delivered nicely and in my opinion, the twist is one of the best. Also, I like that they keep the detail for the main character so people who watched it will not get confused

Writer Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) is struggling getting divorced from his wife Amy (Maria Bello) after she cheated with Ted (Timothy Hutton). He's alone in his remote cabin when mysterious stranger John Shooter (John Turturro) shows up. He accuses him of plagiarism and starts threatening him. Sheriff Dave Newsome is nonchalant. Mort hires private investigator Ken Karsch (Charles S. Dutton). He needs an old magazine to prove his case and then somebody burns down his house.This one is spooky without much intensity. Depp is playing normal and Turturro is doing super creepy southerner. There is obviously a twist coming and it becomes a waiting game for the movie to reveal it. The twist is good enough but it is barely a worthwhile wait.

Secret Window is a 2004 American psychological thriller film starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro. It was written and directed by David Koepp, based on the novella Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King,[1] featuring a musical score by Philip Glass and Geoff Zanelli. The story appeared in King's collection Four Past Midnight. The film was released on March 12, 2004, by Columbia Pictures, and was a modest box office success despite receiving mixed reviews from critics.Johnny Depp as Morton "Mort" Rainey / John Shooter John Turturro as "John Shooter" Maria Bello as Amy Rainey Timothy Hutton as Ted "Teddy" Milner Len Cariou as Sheriff Dave Newsome Charles S. Dutton as Private Investigator Ken Karsch John Dunn Hill as Tom Greenleaf Chico as himselfMy short Review: best script! great actor! nothing more to say -> love this movie.