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	Secret Window - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Secret Window is a 2004 thriller 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.
		This one is perfect." It is then revealed to us that by growing and consuming corn from the garden where his wife and her lover are buried, Mort is slowly destroying all the evidence needed to incriminate him bit by bit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Secret_Window (691 words)

	Melody of a Secret Garden by Scarlett Burns
		As he kneeled in front of the window, beginning to close it, an image of Amy flew into his mind unbidden and unwelcome, causing him to shut the window a little more firmly than what was necessary.
		Within his garden there was one single spot, a small section in the center of his swaying stalks of corn, that pulled his eyes toward it like a magnet.
		Stepping within the garden his hands gently ran across the leafy stalks, toying with them as he made his way deeper within them his humming becoming so soft that it seemed to be swept off his lips by the cool night breeze instantly.
	www.100megspop2.com /presca/melodygarden.html (2432 words)

	"Secret Window" Movie Review by Kevin Carr - 7M Pictures
		Here’s the ultimate irony of “Secret Window.” Shooter claims that Rainey changed the ending of his story, and his one demand is that Rainey fix it.
		The movie “Secret Window” ends differently than the original Stephen King novella “Secret Window, Secret Garden.” Sure, this isn’t as shocking as “Project X” preaching about how wrong it is to abuse lab animals, then being found to have abused the trained chimps on set - but it still has a certain level of hypocrisy.
		However, the worst sin of omission in “Secret Window” is the removal of the fact that Rainey had actually plagiarized in the past.
	www.7mpictures.com /inside/reviews/secretwindow_review.htm (832 words)

	MovieFreak.com - "Secret Window" DVD Review
		Secret Window, based on the novella Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King, calls several past works to mind.
		Secret Window is not a bad film, but is familiar, predictable.
		Secret Window is quite possibly the best adaptation of a Stephen King short story.
	www.moviefreak.com /dvd/s/secretwindow.htm (1093 words)

	TheMovieBoy Review - Secret Window (2004)
		Based on the novella, "Secret Window, Secret Garden," "Secret Window" is a taut, spine-tingling thriller, the most assured and classy adaptation of Stephen King's horror-themed work since 1990's "Misery." Translating King to the screen is an often difficult undertaking, because what works tremendously on the page tends to come off cheesy or overdone on celluloid.
		"Secret Window" mostly avoids these trappings (save for a key climactic scene), in no small part thanks to the intelligent, stylish crafting of writer-director David Koepp (1999's "Stir of Echoes") and yet another marvelously nuanced turn from Johnny Depp (2003's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl").
		"Secret Window" may not be as surprising from a plot standpoint as director David Koepp intended, but it does not detract from the bigger picture.
	www.themovieboy.com /reviews/s/04_secretwindow.htm (771 words)

	SECRET WINDOW - DVD
		Secret Window is a checklist for Stephen King fans in exactly the same way his bloated fiction from the last ten years is a rehash of past material (and like old King material is a rehash of classic EC Comics/"Outer Limits" plots).
		Secret Window seems to know, at least Depp and co-star John Turturro seem to know, that it belongs to a specific genre of slick Stephen King camp garbage and so plays it for broad yuks/yucks and the occasional jump scare.
		Secret Window is a Frankenstein's monster of mismatched parts, a shuddering celluloid chimera that takes the path of past success to easy gain and filthy lucre--a film about plagiarism that plagiarizes the highlights of its own oeuvre with a venal dedication.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/secretwindow.htm (991 words)

	Secret Window
		Secret Window is the best film of this century and of all the other centuries before and after that.
		Secret Window is a bit predictable (I wasn't surprised one bit by the "twist" ending), a bit unbelievable (call the police, move out, kill the guy, whatever and wouldn't most writers have copies of their published works on hand?) and typically Stephen King: high on suspense, low on substance.
		Secret Window is classic Stephen King, not in the sense that it will ever be immortalized as a masterpiece of cinema or revered by movie fans for its pace and direction.
	blog.markwshead.com /info2/Secret-Window.html (16951 words)

	JohnnyDeppZone.com: News on the filming of 'Secret Window, Secret Garden' in Quebec, Canada
		Secret Window opens in the U.S on 12 March '04 and in the UK on 16 April '04.
		Secret Window, the Johnny Depp movie in which he plays a writer stalked by a psychopath played by John Turturro, has been shooting exteriors all over Montreal this summer.
		The hub of the plot of Secret Window revolves around a writer living in a house at the edge of a lake who becomes acquainted with a strange character who shows him to have plagiarized one of his texts.
	johnnydeppzone.0catch.com /articles/swsgnews.htm (2948 words)

	Secret Window (2004): Reviews
		Secret Window's premise is certainly new, even if King appears to be plagiarizing themes from himself.
		Secret Window is almost worth seeing for his characteristically assured performance alone, but Koepp sabotages Depp and his surroundings with an ending so atrocious, it callously betrays everything that came before it.
		The worst sin of omission in Secret Window is the removal of the fact that Rainey had actually plagiarized in the past.
	www.metacritic.com /video/titles/secretwindow (1313 words)

	DVD Review: Secret Window (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Based on Stephen King's novella Secret Window, Secret Garden, the film is a thriller of sorts, about the frustration that a writer faces and the dark places to which it leads him.
		It's important to note the Secret Window is a sorbet of a film, a light refreshment that really isn't hearty enough to satisfy, but is enjoyable in its own right.
		Secret Window is by no means a great movie, but it is a fun and simple one.
	www.lightsoutfilms.com /dvd_secretwindow.html (644 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: Secret Window (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Johnny Depp stars in Secret Window (2004) as Mort Rainey, a writer holed away in a secluded cabin, pathetically mourning the sordid unraveling of his marriage.
		Secret Window adds one more twig to the impenetrable thicket of movies based on Stephen King source material over the past three decades (by IMDb's account, there have been 80 King-related productions since Carrie in 1976).
		Although King's source novella "Secret Window, Secret Garden" was published in 1990 (in the collection Four Past Midnight), this film adaptation suffers from similarities to preceding King film projects Misery (1990) and The Dark Half (1993).
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/s/secretwindow.q.shtml (455 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Secret Window
		In Secret Window, successful but now slovenly author Morton "Mort" Rainey has been accused of all of the above, unexpectedly confronted by an imposing figure in a wide-brim hat with a relentless drive for restitution in light of Rainey's apparent unforgivable transgression.
		Secret Window, by that criteria, succeeds reasonably well; not stunningly, mind you, but engaging all the same.
		However, given its effort to offer a generally faithful adaptation of a published work and since the borrowed elements were sanctioned by the originator of the source material, this court is inclined to show a generous amount of leniency despite this unorthodox behavior.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/secretwindow.php (1403 words)

	Reeling: the Movie Review Show's review of Secret Window
		Rainey, of course, thinks the guy is a crackpot and informs the stranger that his story, Secret Window, Secret Garden, was published in a magazine at least two years before Shooter’s claim.
		“Secret Window” had me for the first two-thirds of the film but it falls apart into typical King-isms in the last third and the ending was telegraphed long before the finale.
		But as soon as Koepp literally tips his hat, the jig is up and "Secret Window" derails into the worst kind of horror schlock with ugly, exploitative violence and a sick joke coda that's simply silly.
	www.reelingreviews.com /secretwindow.htm (1434 words)

	Secret Window Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		Secret Window doesn't quite live up to the same level of scrutiny on re-examination, but it doesn't really matter, because Johnny Depp and John Turturro are so damned good that the whole thing (well, most of it) is entirely engaging.
		Secret Window's biggest problem is also one of its biggest assets.
		Shooter has a manuscript that is almost a verbatim copy of Mort's published story, "Secret Window, Secret Garden." That of course proves nothing—and although Mort wants to shrug off whole incident, Shooter proves to be persistent and increasingly dangerous as the movie progresses.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?mid=138900 (1484 words)

	Movieman's Guide to the Movies - Secret Window (2004)
		The secret window, by the way, is in reference to a window that Mort's wife finds hidden by a dresser when they had first moved into the cabin.
		This window overlooks a garden where Amy mentions that she would one day like to plant a garden.
		Secret Window has two things going for it: 1) Johnny Depp seems to always deliver an excellent performance whether he's playing a rogue CIA agent or an eye-liner wearing pirate, he seems to be one of the few actors around to be able to play any role no matter how silly.
	www.moviemansguide.com /reviews/2004/secretwindow.php (696 words)

	Plot - Secret Window
		Secret Window is a 2004 film starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro.
		Living alone in the woods, Mort is confronted one day by the mysterious John Shooter who accuses him of plagiarism: they have both written almost identical stories entitled Secret Window.
		Mort eventually locates the magazine that proves he published his Secret Window before Shooter said he wrote his.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /Afra5287/secret-window-plot.html (309 words)

	Secret Window review (2004) Depp - Qwipster's Movie Reviews
		Sadly, the predictability weighs in heavily in why Secret Window is a mediocre thriller, and the fact that it isn't particularly scary.
		It's not surprising, since this material is fairly weak to begin with, and only the colorful performances by Depp and Turturro spark any life into it, so when they are forced to change their personalities toward the final scenes, it all falls apart.
		Secret Window is a flawed but interesting movie, and although I don't really recommend it as a good film, I also wouldn't call it was a waste of time either.
	www.qwipster.net /secretwindow.htm (599 words)

	The Duck Speaks » Secret Window
		It’s called (surprise), “Secret Window, Secret Garden,” and it closely follows the plot and prose of Mort’s story, “Sowing Season.” Even more interesting, both stories are about killing your wife.
		While Secret Window is in many ways a faithful adaptation of “SW, SG,” there are some major changes, and it should come as no surprise at this point that the biggest of those changes occur at the end.
		One of the big secrets of the novella is that Mort really did steal a story from someone at one point; only not the story Shooter claims is plagiarized, and it happened back during his college years.
	www.badmovieplanet.com /duckspeaks/reviews/2004/secret-window (5541 words)

	Secret Window
		Secret Window manages to hold on gamely for a while, but ultimately turns into a parody.
		This is not the fault of star Johnny Depp, riding high after an Oscar nomination for Pirates of the Caribbean, but because of the script by David Koepp (Spider-Man, Panic Room), adapted from the novella Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King.
		Koepp is not that great at hiding his big 'secret,' so when everyone watching knows what it is, it becomes hard to be scared.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/secret_window.html (515 words)

	SECRET WINDOW movie review, In Film Australia
		Koepp treats his mystery with a patient, deliberate slowness, using the strength of his performers to sustain an intriguing string of possibilities and perceptions.
		Secret Window moves in carefully measured progressions, and even if the final revelation isn't a particularly revolutionary twist, it serves its purpose well.
		Secret Window is much better than his previous gig as a director,
	www.infilm.com.au /reviews/secretwindow.htm (991 words)

	Secret Window, Secret Garden movie trailer review pics pictures poster news at The Z Review
		Secret Window will be released in the UK on R2 DVD on the 11th October 2004.
		Secret Window will be released on R1 DVD in the US on the 22nd June 2004
		The UK release date for Secret Window has been set as 30th April 2004.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /comingsoon/s/secretwindowsecretgarden.htm (652 words)

	Political Film Society - Secret Window
		Secret Window, directed by David Koepp, is based on Stephen King's Four Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden (1990).
		Those expecting the usual Stephen King histrionics are bound to be disappointed; the characters are frightened by events, but the audience of the film is likely to view the developments more calmly.
		He accuses Rainey of plagiarizing a short story, "Secret Window," and demands that the matter must somehow be settled.
	www.geocities.com /polfilms/secretwindow.html (298 words)

	SECRET WINDOW (PG-13): ChildCare Action Project (CAP) Media Analysis Report MAR24028
		Secret Window was one of the furthest from a PG-13 I have ever seen.
		Shooter claims Mort stole his story, "Secret Window." It doesn't add up since Shooter's story was written in 1997 and was titled "Sowing Season" while Mort's "Secret Window" was published in 1995 in the _Ellory Queen_ magazine, pages 83 to 98.
		The "secret window" is a small casement-style window in the upper floor of Mort's cabin, easily hidden by a chest of drawers, which overlooks a place where Amy had planned to plant a garden.
	www.capalert.com /capreports/secretwindow.htm (2137 words)

	MovieFreak.com - "Secret Window" Movie Review by Rachel Sexton
		The plot of Secret Window is an intriguing one.
		There is an ample amount of window imagery in the film, with the use of not only of windows but doors and frames as well.
		Secret Window adds another dimension to his screen persona, which I hope will bring him even more opportunities to receive praise.
	www.moviefreak.com /reviews/s/secretwindow.htm (554 words)

	Things-MovieReviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Ghost writer: Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp, pictured) is a writer accused of plagiarism by a creepy man (John Turturro) in "Secret Window." The film, based on Stephen King's novella "Four Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden," opens Friday.
		"Secret Window" is a tribute to serial recycler Stephen King's gift for reworking themes from his most successful works and reselling them - and to star Johnny Depp's ability to find yet another character he can play without having to get a haircut.
		For the 1991 novella "Four Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden," King revisited the solitary, blocked writer of "The Shining" (1977), made him successful and gave him a tormentor, a la "Misery" (1987).
	www.lsj.com /things/moviereviews/secretwindow.html (635 words)

	Movie-List - Reviews - Secret Window
		In his short story, “Secret Window, Secret Garden”, author Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) is going through a miserable divorce and even worse he is crippled by a mean streak of “writer’s block”.
		The sculptor behind “Secret Window” is veteran screenwriter David Koepp who has penned huge blockbuster franchises like “Jurassic Park”, “Mission: Impossible” and “Spider-Man”.
		His adaptation for “Secret Window” is one of those brilliant scripts.
	www.movie-list.com /reviews.php?id=secretwindow (586 words)

	Secret Window - Movie Review (Secret Window, Secret Garden )
		Plausibility clearly isn't one of the predominant driving forces behind 'Secret Window'.
		When Turturro's character John Shooter first turns up on Mort's doorstep to accuse him of plagiarising a story written a decade earlier, basic questions like "what story?", "who are you?" and "what in the name of sweet Daisy the cow are you talking about?" seem to slip our protagonist's mind.
		'Secret Window' is yet ANOTHER big screen spin on a Stephen King tale, and yet ANOTHER one in which the main character is a struggling writer (remember 'Misery' and The Shining?).
	www.movie-gazette.com /cinereviews/748 (691 words)

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