Famed mystery writer, Mort Rainey, is confronted by a mysterious stranger outside his house. The stranger calls himself John Shooter and claims that Mort has stolen an idea for a story from him. Mort says he can prove he wrote his first but while Mort waits for evidence to appear, Shooter starts to become more and more violent.
Secret Window stars Johnny Depp, Maria Bello and John Turturro. This movie had a budget of $40 million and grossed $47 million, $18 million coming from its opening weekend. This movies is 96 minutes in length.
Man, oh man, am I Johnny Depp fan. Not only that, I’m a Stephen King fan. What a glorious combination.
If there were ever a movie about madness, Secret Window is that movie.
Johnny Depp plays Mort Rainey, a famous writer who is suffering suffering from depression after
catching his wife cheating on him. He moves out of his house in New York and into a secluded cabin he has owned for several years. Confronted by the mysterious John Shooter, Mort begins a disastrous journey down a long road into his own psyche.
Although it has been some time since I read Stephen King’s story, I think the movie and story parallel each other nicely; no Hollywood happy ending in other words.
What I like about Secret Window is although it’s about a man on the edge of madness, Johnny Depp is not playing off himself, instead he has a completely different character to play against. 
The best part is watching these two characters slowly evolve into one. It’s like watching a play of Good vs. Evil. Which one gets to win is just a matter of how the chess pieces are moved.
