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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.
Movie Rating: 6.56
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John Chard
6/10
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 living out in the country in isolation, is suddenly menaced by John...
Rangan
6/10
**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 a writer who is in the middle of divorce and now living alone...
Kamurai
7/10
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. The rest of the cast is excellent and gives exactly what is...
Wuchak
6/10
**_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, accusing him of plagiarism. Maria Bello and Timothy Hutton are on...
