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Secret Window is the latest Stephen King novella-turn-movie to hit theatres. Johnny Depp stars as Mort Rainey, an author who has past his prime not in age, but in success. Staring at his laptop, he just cant think of anything interesting to write. Nothing will come. Suddenly a stranger who calls himself John Shooter (John Tuturro) barges into his life and accuses him Rainey of stealing [his] story.
Adapted from a Stephen King novella named Secret Window, Secret Garden, the film begins to get somewhat of a drag mid-way through. Weve been watching and waiting for something to happen and what get are one-liners. Yes, one-liners in a Stephen King movie. Although most of them arent funny, they dont slow the films flow and thats more important to me than for them to bring any form of hilarity to the story. Through a mess of lousy events, a tired and confused Rainey begins to go out of his mind. I find it ironic that a writer like Stephen King would produce a story about an author who writes similar stories to those of himself, and have him go crazy. That takes some guts.
The makers of the film also have some guts. We have no clue as to what is going on until, well, the last moments of the film. I personally like endings like that. Mr. King once again surprises me, making Secret Window well-worth seeing. ***