Movie: Secret Window

Reaction to a review of the film:
"'Secret Window' dramatizes the plight of Mort, who is suffering from writer's block." I believe that this is somewhat correct. The movie always showed Mort sleeping, in real life I do not believe a writer would be at home most of the time. I think they would be out exploring the world, hoping to get inspired by what they see. The review goes on to say "Much of the plot turns on Mort's getting his hands on a copy of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine to prove that he published his story before Shooter wrote his version." I also agree with this. It seemed like the whole movie was about Mort trying to find the proof to show Shooter that it was it book and that he didn't plagiarize it from Shooter. I felt like the whole movie was going in circles, sleep, proof, sleep, proof. 
"It's the kind of thing that's fine for about 20 minutes, before your attention kicks in, or nods off." Lastly, I agree with this 100%! I was tired of the movie for the first thirty minutes, it was so predictable. It also was hardly scary, it was very similar to other movies I have seen. Overall, I think that this review, from New York Times, shows exactly how I feel about Secret Window. It didn't not seem like anything new, it wasn't scary, and it was very predictable. 


Mitchell, Elvis. "The Secret Window (2004) FILM REVIEW; Beware of Amish Hitmen And the Anxiety of Influence." The New  York Times 12 March 2004. Movie Review. 23 January 2011 <http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A07E5DB133EF931A25750C0A9629C8B63>.