Top notch...until the "twist" comes around.

Rating: 5/10 (25 September 2005)

This movie was in good condition as being one of the better murder mystery films in a long time...until the ending. The ending literally makes everything before it a waste of time. After you find out what the "twist" is, it just doesn't matter anymore. Once you see this movie, you'll know what I'm talking about. The film had me on the edge of my seat, wondering who the killer was. But God bless Hollywood for needing to shove another unnecessary twist ending into a movie that would have been JUST FINE without it. The build up of characters and occurrences were pretty interesting and kept you wondering who was behind it all. And then the ending just crapped on all of that because psychological twists have become all the rage after Sixth Sense, Usual Suspects, Fight Club, etc. Secret Window with Johnny Depp is another film that is ruined because of this old cliché trend.
The screenwriter should be fired and kicked in the balls for using what is now a cliché twist on such a promising murder mystery.