Overview:
Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to question his own sanity.| Status: | Released (2004-03-12) |
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| Awards: | 3 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $48,022,900 |
| Screen: | Stephen King, David Koepp |
| Productions: | Pariah, Grand Slam Productions, Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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John Chard
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You strike me as the kind of guy who's on the lookout for a head he can knock off with a shovel. It's actually a film that shows both the good and bad sides of Johnny Depp and Stephen King adaptations to film form. Depp plays a writer who whilst going through a divorce and livi ....
Continue reading ->Reno
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**A successful writer who accused of plagiarism.** It was based on the novel, though the original title makes more sense than this film. Maybe they wanted to avert the spoiler. But I don't think it would have affected much, because the twist comes at the final segment. The tale of ....
Continue reading ->Kamurai
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Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. This is a great mystery / psychological thriller, but most of what makes it interesting is a spoiler. They do a great job of creating the tension, or Johnny Depp does, as he's alone on screen for about half the movie. Th ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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**_Suffering betrayal, an author faces challenges at his remote lake house_** A successful writer (Johnny Depp) is finalizing divorce proceedings while working on a new book at his house on a lake in upstate New York when a hick from the Deep South shows up at his doorstep, accusi ....
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