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Secret Window [Blu-ray]

Johnny Depp (Actor), John Turturro (Actor), David Koepp (Director) Rated:
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Genre Thriller
Format Blu-ray, AC-3, Color, NTSC, Dubbed, Widescreen, Subtitled, Dolby
Contributor Timothy Hutton, Charles Dutton, Johnny Depp, Maria Bello, John Turturro, Gavin Polone, David Koepp
Initial release date 2004-03-12
Language English
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Superstar Johnny Depp gives one of the most captivating performances of his career in this grippingpsychological thriller.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.40:1
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 0.01 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 18695
  • Director ‏ : ‎ David Koepp
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, AC-3, Color, NTSC, Dubbed, Widescreen, Subtitled, Dolby
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 36 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 24, 2007
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Timothy Hutton, Charles Dutton
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French, German
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ German, English, French, Hindi, Turkish, Danish, Icelandic, Bulgarian, Romanian, Hungarian, Dutch, Polish, Arabic, Swedish, Korean, Croatian, Greek, Czech, Finnish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Gavin Polone
  • Language ‏ : ‎ German (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), German (PCM), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (PCM)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000NA22C6
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Customers find this movie intriguing with great acting, particularly Johnny Depp's convincing performance, and appreciate its rich and vibrant picture quality. The movie receives positive feedback for its value, with customers saying it's worth the money and time. While the story receives mixed reactions, with some finding it boring from the start, the pacing is also mixed, with several customers noting it moves slowly.

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244 customers mention "Movie quality"214 positive30 negative

Customers find this movie fantastic and worth watching, with one customer noting it's particularly enjoyable for Johnny Depp fans.

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"This product is Excellent!" Read more

"...find some of the elements predictable, the film was still fun and entertaining to me based on the performances, scripting, and well thought out..." Read more

"It was a great movie!" Read more

94 customers mention "Acting"79 positive15 negative

Customers praise the acting in the movie, particularly Johnny Depp's performance, noting his convincing portrayal of the character.

"...Johnny Depp is one of the greatest actors next to Tom Hanks and John Travolta, and this movie did not really get any real..." Read more

"...But that's not really the point. The film is a crisp character study of personality break-down during the dissolution of a marriage...." Read more

"...Johnny Depp is absolutely the perfect person for the role as well." Read more

"I love Depp anyway, but this movie is great. He plays that part wonderfully. Of all Stephen King books/movies. . This I s one of my favorite 😍..." Read more

23 customers mention "Value for money"23 positive0 negative

Customers find the movie worth its price and time, with one customer noting its high production values.

"...Of course, the production values were high, but the story…I think I saw something very similar to this, but it would have been a long time back...." Read more

"...Overall, worth a watch." Read more

"...enjoy this movie if you've never seen it before, the unbeatable price won't break the bank...." Read more

"...Compelling. A must watch. Full of suspense without any real gore (I DO NOT watch gore). A psychological thriller!!!" Read more

15 customers mention "Quality"15 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the movie's quality, noting that the case is in great condition and is very well done, with one customer highlighting the strong cast.

"...of the best King adaptations: in some ways, the film does a better job with the material than the source...." Read more

"...The plot, as would be expected from a Stephen King story, is well crafted, and it builds progressively from start to finish...." Read more

"This shows the remarkable collaspe someone can have drawn out through ending a relationship...." Read more

"Very well done. Suspenseful." Read more

11 customers mention "Picture quality"11 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the picture quality of the DVD, noting its rich and vibrant colors, and one customer mentions its realistic tone.

"...(2.40:1 aspect ratio) looks really good on this DVD, as the colors are rich and vibrant, along with clear definition between the light and the dark...." Read more

"...Depp, a chameleon of an actor, once again provides the lead with astonishing style, individuality, insight, subtlety, and nuance...." Read more

"...in this movie, i find johnny depp gorgeous, stylish and sublime. joannaha.com" Read more

"As beautiful as she is in this youthful chapter of her life, Maria Bello surpasses her youthful glory with each passing year." Read more

36 customers mention "Pacing"22 positive14 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the movie's pacing, with some praising the great performances while others find it slow-moving.

"...King novella "Secret Window, Secret Garden," and is one of the best King adaptations: in some ways, the film does a better job with the material..." Read more

"...is he insane? the movie starts slow but becomes a psychological thriller along the lines of the shining and has a great ending johny depp only seems..." Read more

"...This movie is one of the better Stephen King adaptations. It doesn't follow the short story exactly, but the spirit is there...." Read more

"...from a Stephen King story, is well crafted, and it builds progressively from start to finish...." Read more

13 customers mention "Story quality"0 positive13 negative

Customers find the movie's story boring from the start and not engaging.

"...Not so entertaining this time around. Maybe because I knew the ending, or maybe because I'm not so much a Depp fan anymore...." Read more

"...the middle of the movie I started to think that it's not that interesting of a story. It's not the common mystery movie...." Read more

"Good concept.....but draaaaaged on too loooooong." Read more

"It's boring, over produced, and the dialogue really seems to exist purely for it's own sake...." Read more

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I ordered this movie from two different sellers... product is fine so I'm not going to return the DVD again. However, I'd like to mention that I specifically bought it because the description stated it was dubbed in Czech, and Spanish, which wasn't the case since both of them are in English, and French. I believe the description is created in advance and, then, the sellers tie their DVDs to it, so I'd encourage them to read the details more diligently.
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  • Lisa g.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2025
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    Great movie. Suspense is great
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Secret Window
    Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2025
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    Great movie
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    5.0 out of 5 stars This product is Excellent!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2025
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    This product is Excellent!
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  • cookieman108
    4.0 out of 5 stars "I don't respond well to intimidation. Makes me feel icky."
    Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2005
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    Johnny Depp, outspoken critic of `freedom fries' (`I was ecstatic they re-named 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Fries.' Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots.'), has certainly had long and colorful career, but I'll always remember him a Glen Lutz from his very first film A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984). His popularity seemed to wan a bit, that was until he appeared in the blockbuster hit Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and is set to also appear in the following sequels, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), and Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (2007). Somewhere in there he managed to find time to star in this film, Secret Window (2004), one of four films he appeared in during 2004. The film, based off a Stephen King story entitled `Secret Window, Secret Garden', was written and directed by David Koepp (Stir of Echoes), and, along with Depp, stars John Turturro (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), and Maria Bello (Payback). Also appearing is Timothy Hutton (The Dark Half), Charles S. Dutton (Mimic), and Len Cariou (About Schmidt).

    Depp plays Mort Rainey, a writer who's not only suffering from a mild case of writers block (and usually a wicked case of the bed head), but is also knee deep in divorce proceedings with his estranged wife Amy (Bello). Seems Mort found Amy in the arms (and bed) of another man named Ted (Hutton), and this prompted their separation (apparently their marriage had been suffering for some time, and Amy's liaison was the point when they decided to call it quits)...but the divorce has yet to be finalized, due to Mort dragging his feet on signing the papers. In line with the saying that `when it rains, it pours', Mort also finds himself accused of plagiarism by a hillbilly sort named John Shooter (Turturro), who turns out to be more than just your garden variety nut job, as he begins stalking Mort, leaving ominous messages and threatening even worse if Mort doesn't `make things right' (Mort claims to have proof that he didn't steal the story, as it was published in a magazine some years before Shooter claims to have written his). So not only does Mort have his wife and her somewhat greasy boyfriend to deal with (they're pushing him to sign the papers), but Shooter keeps upping the stakes, presenting Mort with little mementos regarding the ever increasing serious nature of his intent.

    Without actually giving away the nature of the story, specifically the characters, I will say I've seen similar aspects of this story before. It's not that I necessarily recognized the elements as they were presented, but about halfway through I sort of knew where we were headed. The interesting thing is how writer /director Koepp decided to `let the cat' out of the bag, in particular with the slow build up and relatively quiet realization (about three-quarters of the way in), rather than a more sensational revelation near the end (he describes his reasoning for this, and many other choices, in one of the featurettes). I thought it was a nice twist. While I did find some of the elements predictable, the film was still fun and entertaining to me based on the performances, scripting, and well thought out direction. I enjoyed Depp's character a lot, and I thought he did a good job bringing Mort to life, infusing him with all kinds of humanizing mannerisms and an overall realistic tone. I thought Turturro's character was a little off in the beginning (not the psychological make up of the character himself, but the performance) as his southern drawl distracted me a little bit, but I did get used to it, and given the true nature of the character, it worked (I still think the choice of a different actor for this part may have worked better, but that's neither here nor there). Maria Bello...I'm not especially particular to blondes (I like them brunettes), but I've always found her pleasing to watch, not only as an actress but also as a hot babe. I think she did relatively well, even if her role wasn't often as well defined as I thought it should have been, but perhaps this was the intent as we are supposed to focus our attention on Depp's character, and the fact that he was on the short end of the relationship stick. I thought the direction was very well done, as Koepp certainly knows how to relate a story and get a desired effect from the audience, that audience being myself. He used a lot of literal interpretations within the film (they not always obvious when first presented) and I was sort of on the fence about this aspect, but then I remembered one of Depp's previous films, The Ninth Gate (1999), by Roman Polanski, and how much trouble I had picking up on the subtle, sometimes completely obscure, concepts presented there, and found myself comfortable in the fact I didn't have to exert my brain as much here as I did there. I don't mind films with ambiguous stories, open to all kinds of interpretation, but some directors can take it too far, forgoing the audience's enjoyment for the sake of their own, bizarre conceptualizations (in terms of Polanski, I've found I either really like his films like Chinatown, or I'm completely annoyed by them as in The Ninth Gate.

    The wide screen (2.40:1 aspect ratio) looks really good on this DVD, as the colors are rich and vibrant, along with clear definition between the light and the dark. The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio is also excellent, and comes through clear. There are a number of extras on this DVD including three featurettes (From Book to Film, A Look Through It, and Secrets Revealed), Animatics (animated storyboards), a director's commentary, four deleted scenes (two with directors commentary), and a number of previews for other Columbia/Tristar releases.

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  • Roxanne I
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great !
    Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2025
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    A must watch classic
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  • Andrew Lynch
    5.0 out of 5 stars A good psychological thriller.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2015
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    This is a very good psychological thriller where Johnny Depp is the tortured artist who writes novels. The story begins with him having flashbacks of him catching his wife cheating on him. So he is in the middle of the forest and all alone trying to focus on a new story. He starts to be visited by this random stranger played by John Tuturo accusing him of stealing his story. The guy insists he has been robbed of the story,so Johnny Depp tries to prove he didn't steal his story by getting a copy mailed to him. By the time he gets the story he sees the pages with his excerpt have been ripped out. The guy goes nuts and tweeks & starts to threaten his life & his friends. Next thing you know his wife has her house burned down and all fingers point to him,and her new boyfriend keeps watching Johnny Depp and accuses him of setting the fire. So next thing ya know Ted(Depp's wifes new man) gets killed when he goes to the cabin. All bodies start showing up with evidence pointing at him,his cop friend is dead on his property and the old guy on the mountain who claims to have seen the stranger turns up dead too. Turns out that Depp himslf is the serial killer who has snapped and has decided to kill his wife. He turns the bodies into fertilizer and makes corn out of them. It is a psychological thriller that goes back and forth and keeps you guessing. Shooter(Tuturro) is his alter ego and does the killing for him and then he blacks out and thinks it is the guy harassing him. He actually starts losing his mind and crazy gets the best of him,all fingers point to him but there is no proof so there is just a high suspicion. This is a must see thriller that will keep you guessing.
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  • Ginger H
    5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2025
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    It was a great movie!
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  • Zachary Littrell
    3.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing first half, disappointing twist
    Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2021
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    Johnny Depp, for better or for worse, has a natural grimy vulnerability, like a stray puppy with matted fur. One look at his Mort and you can pretty much read his life story: a tortured artist with a failed marriage and a chronic struggle coming up with good ideas. And ready to go flying off the edge if just ONE thing pushes him...like a crazy stranger accusing him of plagiarism.

    Trying to suss out the mysterious Shooter's story, and whether Mort really did steal from him, either deliberately or maybe even supernaturally, is fun while it lasts. John Turturro sells the heck out of the Mississippi loony, and steals every scene he's in with his friendly molasses drawl and pure evil eyes. He's frankly too good for this movie. No matter whether Mort actually stole it, you believe Shooter believes that "Secret Wndow" is his.

    "Because if things turn out that way...then I suppose I am crazy. And that kind of crazy man...has no reason or excuse to live."

    Some will like the ending and how it changes everything that came before it. I do not. Without spoiling, it falls distinctly in the M Night Shyamalan category of twists. It's not out of nowhere, but it makes you feel silly for whatever theory you had before. Which is a shame, cause it was a good mystery.

    (By the way, this is unambigiously a Stephen King movie. A writer with a crazy fan out in the woods, and being accused of a bad ending to an otherwise great story? Oh, Steve. I still like you)
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  • Dominik
    5.0 out of 5 stars ✅ ✅ Düsterer Psycho Thriller ✅ ✅
    Reviewed in Germany on August 7, 2023
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    Nach der Trennung von seiner Frau zieht sich der Schriftsteller Mort Rainey in ein abgelegenes Haus zurück. Während ihn eine Schreibblockade am Arbeiten hindert, wird er mit einem weiteren Problem konfrontiert: Ein seltsamer Mann namens John Shooter beschuldigt ihn des Plagiats bei seiner Erzählung Das geheime Fenster. Shooter behauptet, die Erzählung 1997 verfasst zu haben, Rainey hat sie allerdings bereits im Jahre 1995 in einer Zeitschrift veröffentlicht. Shooter fordert ihn auf, innerhalb von drei Tagen eine Ausgabe der Zeitschrift vorzulegen, die seine Urheberschaft beweisen würde, und untermauert die Ernsthaftigkeit seiner Drohung, indem er Raineys Hund tötet und ihn davor warnt, die Polizei einzuschalten.

    Doch Raineys Ausgabe der Zeitschrift, die im Haus seiner Noch-Ehefrau Amy gelagert ist, wird vernichtet, als das Haus unter nicht geklärten Umständen in Flammen aufgeht. Als er eine Zweitausgabe der Zeitschrift von seinem Agenten ordert und diese gegen Ende der Handlung erhält, fehlen darin die Seiten mit der Erzählung. Rainey wendet sich unter dem Gefühl zunehmender Bedrohung an den örtlichen Sheriff, der ihm jedoch nicht helfen kann. Daraufhin engagiert Rainey den Privatdetektiv Ken Karsch. Während dieser Nachforschungen anstellt, wird die Lage immer bedrohlicher und die Grenzen zwischen Realität und Fiktion werden immer undeutlicher. Karsch und ein alter Mann aus dem nahen Dorf, der Rainey angeblich mit Shooter gesehen hat, werden von Shooter ermordet, als dieser Rainey zu einem Treffen beordert.

    Am Ende stellt sich heraus, dass Rainey selbst Shooter ist, dass er, ohne es bewusst zu merken, in die Rolle dieser von ihm selbst erfundenen Figur geschlüpft ist, um sich als Shooter an seiner Ex-Frau zu rächen, wozu Rainey selbst nicht in der Lage war. Rainey hat daher auch alle Morde begangen und das Haus seiner Noch-Ehefrau angezündet. Als diese ihn wegen der von ihm verschleppten Scheidungsformalitäten aufsucht, ermordet er sie – wie auch ihren neuen Lebensgefährten Ted, der ihr heimlich gefolgt ist. Der Name Shooter erweist sich dabei als Homophon von Shoot her („Erschieß sie“). Dann begräbt er sie in seinem Garten, um so die Spuren seines Verbrechens verwischen zu können.

    Nachdem er die Morde begangen hat, geht Rainey nahezu unbeeindruckt seinem Tagwerk als Autor nach, wobei er nicht mehr seine Schreibblockade hat. Dabei verbessert er auch seinen Zustand und auch den Zustand seines Hauses. Der Sheriff mahnt ihn bei einem Hausbesuch jedoch, sich von der Stadt fernzuhalten, da seine Mitmenschen sich dabei nicht wohlfühlten, wobei er ihm auch bewusst macht, dass er über die Morde weiß und sie ihm auch irgendwann nachweisen wird, wenn er erst einmal die Leichen findet. In der Schlussszene sieht man dann, wie Rainey diese Möglichkeit bereits vorausgesehen hat und deshalb auf den Gräbern Mais züchtet, um so die Spuren seines Verbrechens endgültig verwischen zu können, ganz wie er es in der Erzählung Das geheime Fenster beschrieben hat.

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  • Pauli Lepistö
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Johnny Depp.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2018
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    This one is one of Johnny Depp's best movies, there is not much to say because i don't want to spoil it if someone hasn't seen it yet... Just watch it! its about a writer who's got some issues, in he's life and in he's mind... Johnny Depp acts really good here, i think this is one of those movies he didn't do just for the money.

    It is 5/5 without that rating being restricted to any specific genre, it is 5/5 as a movie, its simple yet twisted enough to keep one interested and excited.
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  • pasquale
    5.0 out of 5 stars secret window
    Reviewed in Italy on October 29, 2013
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    ort, celebre scrittore, attraversa un periodo nero: ha appena divorziato, non riesce a scrivere niente, dorme tutto il giorno. Sembra il fondo, ma può andar peggio, e infatti compare il misterioso John Shooter, che manoscritti alla mano lo accusa di avergli copiato un racconto. L'uomo non è molto propenso a discutere la cosa civilmente.
    Un altro film tratto da Stephen King. Se ne sentiva la mancanza? Non molto, tuttavia nella oramai corposa graduatoria dei titoli portati su pellicola, l'opera di Koepp non sfigura. Il regista, meno brillante che nella sua opera precedente, lo splendido Echi Mortali (che nessuno ha visto ma che merita più di una visione), trova comunque un Jolly nella convincente performance del solito efficace Johnny Depp, alle prese con il blocco dello scrittore, ed un violento e sovraeccitato John Turturro. Ottimi fotografia ed il montaggio, il film perde un po'di fascino nel finale (che non riveliamo nemmeno sotto tortura) scialbetto rispetto al plot principale. Il libro (raccolta di racconti, "4 dopo mezzanotte"), che ricorda altre opere dello scrittore come Misery e La metà oscura, da cui è tratto il film, è quello che King scrisse dopo il terribile incidente nel quale rischiò la vita: i fantasmi, anzi, gli spettri visti allora, si palesano qui con notevole chiarezza. Aurea mediocritas.
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  • Ronald Schubert
    5.0 out of 5 stars Johnnys Fenster
    Reviewed in Germany on September 1, 2006
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    Johnny Depp ist wie Christian Bale wohl der wandlungsfähigster Schauspieler dieser Zeit. Ob Außenseiter, verspielter Pirat oder Junkie, er bringt alles sehr überzeugend über die Leinwand.

    Es scheint tatsächlich so, wie einige Kritiker es bescheinigen. Alles, was Johnny Depp zur Zeit anfasst, wird in seinen Händen zu Gold. Aus einem Märchen von Piraten macht er durch seine bloße Anwesenheit und durch seine entfesselte Mimik einen sehr amüsanten Piratenfilm für Kinder und Erwachsene und mit denselben Mitteln macht er aus einer Kurzgeschichte von Steven King einen spannenden und unterhaltsamen Film. Es ist eine echte Freude und ein Erlebnis, dem Mann beim schauspielern zuzuschauen. Depp ist genauso vielseitig, wie er gut ist. Eben noch als überdrehter Piratenkapitän Jack Sparrow am Steuer einer Segelfregatte, sitzt er nun als Schriftsteller Mort Rainey in einer Berghütte und sieht sich in Steven Kings Kurzgeschichte „Das geheime Fenster“ mit eigenartigen Problemen konfrontiert. Ein Fremder klingelt an seiner Tür und behauptet, das Mort ihm eine Geschichte gestohlen hätte. Es kommt, wie es bei King immer kommt und daraus erwächst dann ein echtes Problem. Erst stirbt ein Hund, dann brennt ein Haus und mehrere Leute gehen einen sehr sonderbaren Weg alles Irdischen. Zu durchschaubar meinen einige andere Kritiker im Internet, die ziemlich wortgleich voneinander abgeschrieben haben müssen. Ich weiß nicht, in welchem Film die waren, denn meine Begleitung und ich, wir waren fasziniert. Das da Schizophrenie ins spiel kommt, wird zwar deutlich, aber nicht in welchem Ausmaß. Der Schluss lässt sich zwar erahnen, aber King lässt da wie immer, zuerst mal alles offen. Der Film ist einfach schon durch das brillante Schauspiel von Johnny Depp immer wieder ein Hingucker.

    Es ist sowieso fast unmöglich, nach Herr der Ringe da noch irgendwas zu Toppen, aber auch die Filmwelt dreht sich weiter und dieser Film mit Johnny Depp bestens geeignet, das Kinojahr 2004 als unterhaltende und spannende Vorspeise würdig einzuläuten. Im Angesicht dieser kolossalen Werke, ist das versteckte Fenster dann doch ein ziemlich gelungener Appetithappen.

    Ich für meinen Teil war ziemlich begeistert.

    Johnny Depp wird hoffentlich weiter Filme vergolden, denn er macht das einfach brillant. Ob er nun als opiumsüchtiger Inspektor Aberdine in From Hell Jack the Ripper fasst, als Inspektor Crane in Sleepy Hollow einen ziemlich kopflosen und trotzdem mordenden Reiter, als Don Juan einen erfrischend aufspielenden Marlon Brando an die Wand gespielt hat, oder als Junkie Raul Duke mit seinem Kumpel mal eben Angst und Schrecken in Las Vegas im gleichnamigen Film verbreitet, seit Johnny Depp den Kinderschuhen des Fernsehens in der 21Jump Street ins Kino entwachsen ist, sind so ziemlich alle seine Filme vom Publikum vergoldet worden. Ich für meinen Teil warte auf noch viele weitere kleine Meisterwerke von ihm! Meine Wertung liegt bei klaren 10/10 und einem Kaufbefehl an mich, wenn ich die DVD nicht schon hätte.
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  • Carnol
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thriller surprenant, signé Stephen KING
    Reviewed in France on September 21, 2017
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    Dès le début, le spectateur est tout de suite intégré dans l’ambiance du film. Thriller psychologique avant tout, le film pose les personnages et leur lien entre eux dès les premières minutes. Le scénario est très intelligent, il vous tient pour ne plus vous lâcher ensuite. L’intrigue se déroule progressivement au fil des séquences qui nous réservent bien des rebondissements, le rythme est bon et le suspense se fait de plus en plus intense, et ce jusqu’au twist final, qui finit de manière inattendue.
    Mort Rainey est un écrivain à succès. En pleine procédure de divorce depuis qu’il a découvert que sa femme Amy le trompait avec un autre homme, il est en panne d’inspiration et souffre du syndrome de la page blanche. Vivant reclus dans un chalet à la campagne, il reçoit un jour la visite de John Shooter, fermier du Mississippi, qui l’accuse de plagiat et demande réparation. Devant le refus de Mort, il devient de plus en plus agressif.
    Ce film, adapté d’une nouvelle de Stephen King « Vue imprenable sur jardin secret » est une très bonne surprise. Le réalisateur David KOEPP tisse une toile très intéressante sur la nature humaine et la psychologie fouillée des personnages y participe. Sorti en salles en 2004, il est dommage que ce métrage soit relativement méconnu, n’ayant eu qu’un succès modéré. Pourtant fidèle à son inspiration écrite, puisque seule la fin diffère, apportant une touche ambiguë à l’ensemble. Aidé en cela par un très bon casting.
    Johnny DEPP interprète avec justesse, le rôle de Mort Rainey. Complétement déprimé depuis sa rupture récente avec son ex-femme, il se retrouve complétement dépassé par les événements. L’acteur accomplit une performance très convaincante, il est totalement dans son personnage. Un de ses meilleurs rôles.
    John TURTURRO est tout simplement incroyable dans son interprétation de John Shooter. Il débarque soudainement dans la vie de cet écrivain, afin de demander des comptes, et ne compte pas en rester là. L’acteur maitrise tous les fondements de son personnage, tour à tour, il est inquiétant, vindicatif à souhait, menaçant et plus la fin approche, plus il est terrifiant. Une grande performance.
    Maria BELLO incarne Amy Rainey, l’ex-femme de l’auteur. Elle voit encore son ex-mari, notamment pour le divorce, et tente de l’aider. L’actrice interprète son rôle de manière très réaliste, elle est l’un des seuls aspects lumineux de ce film plutôt sombre.
    Côté technique, le Blu Ray est digne du support HD. L’image est vraiment magnifique, les couleurs sont bien restituées et le contraste s’avère solide. Le son est également très correct. Bien que la Version Française soit de bonne qualité, la Version Originale avec sous-titres français se révèle beaucoup plus précise.
    Niveau bonus, on retrouve quelques bonus : 3 documentaires plutôt intéressants, un servant de Making of, un sur la comparaison entre le livre et le film et un autre sur les secrets du tournage. Il y a également 4 scènes coupées, 4 storyboards et un commentaire audio du réalisateur ainsi que des bandes annonces. Le tout en VOST.
    Film déconcertant, dans le bon sens du terme. Excellent et captivant.
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