The Box

The Box

Synopsis

A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, where they become instantly wealthy upon opening it. Little do they realise that opening the box also kills someone they do not know.

Official Site: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

Singapore Release Date: 28th January 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 116 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Cast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella

Crew: Director (Richard Kelly), Producer (Richard Kelly, Dan Lin, Sean McKittrick), Writers (Richard Matheson), Screenplay (Richard Kelly), Music (Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Owen Pallett), Cinematography (Steven Poster) and Editing (Sam Bauer)

The Trailer

The Review

This movie had a deceptively good trailer, but after watching it, the movie left me more questions in fact.

I’m still figuring out what the hell the movie is all about, and if you’re looking for any suspense, there’s not much of action in the movie.

The movie tries to explore the moral dilemma of conscience but utterly failed in my opinion.

It just got me thinking too much in the movie, trying to understand the mindbenders, and the connections.

I would think its more appealing to those who are into sci-fi, and it will either be a hit-or-miss kind of movie for most. Either you like it or don’t.

For me the movie was so bad, I wouldn’t even buy the DVD.

The Good

• Excellent story twist
• Sci-fi fans will eat this up

The Bad

• Bad ending
• Strange movie
• Slow movie pace

Editor’s Ratings