James Marsden, Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella
A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't know.
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The Box is a challenging and odd movie. It doesn't hold your hand and guide you through the plot, instead you have to pay attention and figure out what's going on in pieces and fragments. That can be frustrating, but the end result is a movie that will leave you either hating it ...( read more)
The Box is based on a short story by Richard Matheson, and it most definitely feels like it was supposed to be a short story. There's enough story here to maybe fill an episode of Twilight Zone or Tales From the Crypt (though not a very good one), but stretched thin to fi...( read more)
Arlington Steward: If you press the button, Mrs. Lewis, two things will happen. First: someone, somewhere in the world, whom you don't know, will die. Second: you will receive a payment of one million dollars, delivered by me, tax free.
There was a particular sequence during t...( read more)
****-
Quite mystifying. I'm not sure I liked the explanation that was offered.
The quick version: suspense + ethical dilemma + surprising sci-fi - cohesiveness = wtf? I really wanted this to be better, but it's just not. Marsden is the winner in this. Langella was ok. Diaz over-acted and was terribly annoying.
the highlight of the movie would be Frank Langella, fresh from his ?Frost/Nixon? gig, as the creepy villain, a gentleman called Arlington Steward who has the looks that comes across as a milder version of Aaron Eckhart?s Two-Face and Freddy Krueger.
No one can describe the disappointment I had when watching this movie. It was a good thought, but the twist was very unexpected. However, I admit that I got some laughs out of it.
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check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKnhOJ-R80, its of a similar concept .. Added: January 25, 2007, 11:49 AM
Bloody Hell! I want it soooooooooooo muuuuuuch! Richard Kelley is aaaaaawesome!
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