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Actors: Johnny Depp, Maria Bello
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Secret Window
A writer is separated from his wife and lives in a remote cabin in the woods. One day a man comes to his door claiming the writer stole his story. The writer tries to prove he didn't, but things start to go missing and people end up dead. The writer then realizes that the man is insane, so he tries to stop him.
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%



Time/Era of Movie: - present (2000-2010)
Crime & Police Story? Yes
Crime story: - hunted by killer/stalker

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill - emotionally unstable
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - short/standard wavy (man)
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type - average (woman)
How much in movie? - 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill - emotionally unstable - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 90%-100%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
United States Yes
Forest? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel... - excited
How many deaths in film? - 4-8
How much use of techno gadgets? - 1 ()
Kind of violence: - hand to hand - knives
Unusual forms of death - perforation--swords/knives - blunt clubbing (like seals)
Any profanity? - Some foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a - book
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