The Secret Window

Secret Window starts out with Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) walking into a motel room, where his wife Amy (Maria Bello) is cheating on him with Ted Milner. He undoubtedly angry, screaming at the top of his lungs. These first scenes of the movie were my favorite, as the editing and envirement was unforgettable. We now see Mort is living an author's "dream" in a remote cabin near a beautiful lake and forest-background. But instead of writing, he often takes cat-naps, only waking for the phone. One day a stranger named John Shooter (John Turturro) shows up and claims Mort stole his story. He promises terrible things for Mort, but Mort unrelentlessly denies it. The man appears creepier every time he appears, and Mort's dog Chico is found with a screwdriver in his head. He goes to the old sheriff in town and tells him the details. The Sheriff promises results but Mort is unsure of him, so he goes to his literary agent. Meanwhile, Mort wakes up one morning to his ex-wife calling him. She tells him their house has been burned down. Mort becomes suspicious of Ted, and confronts him near the cabin. Ted ends up accidently punching his car and Mort leaves happy. The next day Mort finds Tom Greenleaf and his literary agent brutally murdered in a car. Shooter tells him he made it look like Mort committed it, so Mort disposes of the car and bodies. Mort then realizes he is Shooter, who I think is his other personality. Amy then visits, and Mort violently tries to kill her. Ted is worried, and followed Amy. Mort kills them both, and buries her in the garden. The end of the movie shows the sheriff confronting Mort, who is calm and content. It ends with Mort changing the story to Shooter's. Definately a must see movie.