The Box
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A suburban couple with a young child receive a simple wooden box as a gift. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box could offer its owner $1 million with the press of a single button, however pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another unknown human being somewhere in the world; a true test of morality. |
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New York Times - Manhola Dargis | Screenrush Barometer:  |
| 'There are, as with his previous films, various visual gifts, like the spooky image of an airplane hangar glowing in the night and the odd image of Norma's little toe waving like a finger. But Mr. Kelly is so busy sampling genres and confusing the issue that he rarely gives you time or space to enjoy them. In the end, he often seems as lost as his characters, trapped in a Pandora's box of his own making.' |
| New Yorker - David Denby | Screenrush Barometer: |
| 'He holds us with his extravagant virtuosity and his ability to create suspense through long sequences, though the movie is meaningless for anyone with genuine moral curiosity. "The Box" turns into a kind of sacrilegious Christian fable; it's haunted by God, but it delivers a vicious doctrine. At the risk of impoliteness, I would suggest that Kelly drop his reliance on religio-mystico-eschatological humbug and embrace, in realistic terms, the fantastic possibilities in ordinary acts of murder, fear, heroism, and death. If he pulls himself together, he could be the next Hitchcock.' |
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"The Box" on the news reel |
Budget : 30 000 000 $
Colour
Sound : Dolby SRD/DTS
Projection format : 2.35 : 1 Cinemascope
Film negative format : 35 mm
Language : English
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