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www.nytimes.com - : New York Times : Secret Window dramatizes the plight of Mort, who is suffering from writer's block. This was triggered by the tumultuous break-up of his marriage to Amy (Maria Bello) and the protracted divorce proceedings. more...
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seattlepi.nwsource.com - : Seattle Post-Intelligencer : Depp, who spends most of the movie in a ragged bathrobe and what looks like a blond fright wig, has some enjoyably eccentric moments as the tormented hero. But his shtick doesn't add up to a performance, and the film never kicks in as a character study or a star vehicle. more...
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www.filmcritic.com - : filmcritic.com : After Window’s first few scenes, it seems the film is destined to be a remix of its predecessor. Yet, what we ultimately receive in Window is a clear disappointment, not because it follows a familiar formula, but because it lacks the suspense and action so prevalent in King’s novels. more...
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C
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www.boston.com - : Boston Globe : Secret Window is a jokey, junky potboiler about a hack novelist, played by Johnny Depp, accused of plagiarism. His accuser is a nasty gentleman named John Shooter who arrives at his lakeside cabin in the form of John Turturro. more...
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B
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