Rating of
2.5/4
Shoot-her
MovieAddict - wrote on 03/16/12
Jonny Depp stars in this Stephen King-based story as Mort Rainey, a reclusive writer who lives with his dog in a cabin near a lake. The opening sequence of the story is a flashback 6 months earlier where he discovers his wife Amy Rainey (Maria Bello) in bed with another man Ted Milner (Timothy Hutton)– so Mort moves away from the city to somewhere in the country. Whilst there he meets a dangerous stranger named John Shooter (John Turturro). Claiming Mort has plagiarized his short story, the psychotic Shooter demands justice. After reading John's story, Mort finds that the stories are exactly the same, except for the endings. So Mort tried to straighten things out with John, who keeps persisting it is his story which has been stolen but things turn nasty when he finds his beloved dog murdered.....
The troubled Rainey turns to a private detective (Charles S. Dutton) for help. But when nothing stops the horror from spiraling out of control, Rainey soon discovers he can’t trust anyone or anything. Depp, as always, was superb. And the "perfect ending" voice over, awesome! Definitely a must see film. It definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat!
