Secret Window

  • 2004


MOVIE IS memorable distinctive enjoyable entertaining moderate
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46 % Rotten
$ 92 Million
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Positive Reviews 31
Negative reviews 14
Average Rating 3.0/5
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1.5
Subsisting largely on Mountain Dew, Doritos, and cigarettes, Depp is a broken shell who doesnt seem interested in being put back together. Av Club
1.5
Secret Window, however, lacks the previous films B movie sucker punch, and by the final reel it degenerates into a hackneyed mishmash of obvious revel .. Austin Chronicle
1.5
While Depp is worth a chuckle even in middling fare, audiences may strain to find potent thrills in this King spawned studio clunker thats not as noxi .. Screen Daily
3.8
The story is more entertaining as it rolls along than it is when it gets to the finish line. Rogerebert
3.0
This engaging thriller adapted from a novella by Stephen King presents a rounded and riveting anatomy of resentment and the white heat of anger that a .. Spirituality And Practice
2.0
A best selling author is stalked by a mysterious psychopath in this laborious thriller adapted from a novella by Stephen King. Tv Guide
3.8
It suggests popcorn a good, mindless time at the movies and also corny. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.5
This is a film with so few characters that it would sink without quality actors.The strong performances are what keep the improbable plot afloat. Lariat
3.5
With Depp, it becomes equal parts comedy and suspense, and the mix is nice. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Koepp gives the Stephen King story on which the script is based a playful Twilight Zone meets Alfred Hitchcock spin that somehow manages to be both co .. News Review
3.0
However, though Secret Window is certainly familiar and derivative, it isnt afraid to have a little fun at its own expense either, and as such, its an .. View London
3.8
Heartfelt acting and a sometimes tragic but ultimately life affirming story make this an unusually touching Israeli production. Cs Monitor
2.5
Those willing to forgive narrative inconsistencies for a few good jolts will be disappointed as well. Film Journal
3.5
Ultimately, though, Secret Window never rises above the level of a stylishly enjoyable diversion that needed to pay more attention to its own dictate .. Mountain X
4.0
Maybe nothing new, but much to my delight, Depp appears on screen more than ever here. Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l .. Q Network
2.5
Youll most likely assume to your partner what the ending is at the first thirty minutes of the movie, and then in the end youll be right.What a shame. Cinema Crazed
2.0
Its a load of old hat about an old hat, which would count for some kind of irony if the movie werent so threadbare. Empire
2.0
There are a couple of tingly reveals and creepy fake outs, but overall its just too familiar.It all feels recycled and re recycled. Common Sense Media
3.8
Even if a certain glibness in the plotting deflates its impact somewhat at the finish, it remains an eerie, playful thriller and an all around enterta .. Sf Gate
2.0
Such enjoyable showboating worked a treat in Pirates Of The Caribbean, but then it had Ted Elliott and Terry Rossios smart script behind it. Bbc
2.5
Indeed, Secret Windows plot machinations ultimately overwhelm its sporadic visual inventiveness. Slant Magazine
2.5
The best way to appreciate the movie is to get lost in beauty and impossibly glossy lifestyles. Washington Post
1.5
This movie is a suspense thriller whose only suspense comes from an audience wondering if the picture will hit its promised 97 minute running time. The New York Times
3.8
This development, while keenly pulled off, should not come as much of a surprise to those viewers knowledgeable of the thriller genre. The Movie Boy
3.5
In the end, the audience will surely be surprised by the results, but most likely wont be disappointed. Bullz-Eye
2.8
Most audiences will likely see right through Secret Window, but fans of Depp may want to give it a glance. Reeling Reviews
2.8
Most audiences will likely see right through Secret Window, but fans of Depp may want to give it a glance. Reeling Reviews
4.5
Its delightful to see that Koepp hasnt Hollywoodized Kings bite, though, and there is a corker of a final joke thats not foreseeable. Flickfilosopher
3.8
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
2.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La .. Calendar Live
3.1
Its entirely to his credit that Secret Window ends up a highly entertaining little horror movie. Hollywood
2.2
But Koepps script and direction is just not clever enough to make the trick work. Seattle Pi
2.0
Feeling besieged, Mort reaches crisis point and his life heads towards catastrophe but the movie delivers the thrills too intermittently and too late .. Standard
3.5
Even though I had the story pegged right from the start, I still enjoyed it. Tony Medley
3.5
Its a telling sign when a supposedly sympathetic characters head is smashed on a rock and laughter erupts in the theatre. Pajiba
3.5
Overall, Secret Window is a nice ride.Its just spooky enough to keep your attention, the acting is excellent, and the major twist at the end comes fro .. Cnn
3.8
But if all horror movies were this imaginative in their triviality, being a film critic would be a lot more gratifying. Spliced Wire
2.0
The rising dread is hobbled by a huge impediment: The story doesnt make a lick of sense. The Star
3.1
The comic moments work better than most of the attempts at scary moments. Deseret News
3.5
Writer Director Koepp well understood the best qualities of the story and held back the almost demeaning payoff as long as he could. Varia Gate
0.6
Either a very silly Stephen King thriller or a brilliant parody of same. Kansas City
2.5
That alone propels this moderate thriller for its first half, but even Depp cant sustain what is essentially an amusingly derivative short story. Big Picture Big Sound
2.8
Secret Window finally gives us less than it takes, straining for an originality that it cant quite reach. Flip Side Archive
1.0
I prefer to see the film and take it at face value rather than to have a publicist tell me what to think. Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
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2.5
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3.5
Still, if Secret Windows denouement hinges upon recycled twists from far better movies, its distinctive trump card is Depp, whose wonderfully frazzled .. Nicks Chager
3.8
Also distracting is the movies notion of specifics; time and time again were given detail upon detail about how Morts life has come to its current poi .. Cinema Phile
3.5
I cant tell you too much about the plot without giving it away, but I can tell you about the fun stuff for insiders. Horror
3.8
turns Secret Window into a pleasantly show offy showcase for his own charisma. Seattle Times
3.5
I was sorry when I learned that Michaels, the well known childrens hair cutting salon at Madison Avenue and 90th Street, went out of business recently .. Ny Observer
3.8
Adapted from Mr. Kings novella, Secret Window, Secret Garden, the film is one of the best King inspired projects in ages, a horror story with little b .. Wash Times



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