Secret Window is a film starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro. It was written and directed by David Koepp, based on the novella Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King,

The plot follows Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp), a writer who has fallen into a deep depression after catching his wife Amy (Maria Bello) in bed with another man, initiating divorce proceedings. Mort goes to live in a secluded cabin by a lake in an attempt to find peace, but soon begins to be tormented by the mysterious John Shooter (John Turturro), who accuses him of having plagiarized one of his short stories. The situation becomes more threatening when Shooter begins to threaten the life of Mort and those around him if the author does not admit the plagiarism. Written and directed by David Koepp, Secret Window is largely a “one-man show” by Johnny Depp. This is a film in which much of the plot focuses on the protagonist facing his inner demons in a cabin. Even when an imminent threat emerges in the form of Shooter (played in a perfectly histrionic way by Turturro), Depp's character's solitude is still a great vehicle for the feeling of danger, since the villain's presence is felt much more than seen.

Secret Window is about a man who begins to lose his sanity due to paranoia, both due to the hell that Shooter transforms his life into and due to the depression caused by the betrayal he suffered. But Johnny Depp, an actor known for playing strange characters, plays Mort in a slightly eccentric way; which ends up hindering the protagonist's dramatic progression a little, in my opinion. It could be argued that the work makes it clear how dominated by melancholy Mort is (the protagonist clearly spends his days on the couch, wearing a robe that is already starting to tear), but even so, the character's plunge into fear and madness seems a little problematic.

John Turturro, in turn, brings to life the sinister John Shooter, using a strong Mississippi accent and a wide-brimmed hat to create a figure that, even though it flirts with caricature, remains threatening. Turturro's character leaves a strong enough impression in his first scene that Mort Rainey's fear of this man is completely understandable.