The Box

indicating how much, and why, they like the film.....Many films fail to make back their budget (The Box's is said to be about $30m).....Whether they'd recommend it to their friends.....Before Twitter, poor films could get away with a reasonable weekend.....So Mintz may be perversely pleased by The Box's F score:.... ... Full Review

Aside from the confusing plot, "The Box" is strong with tight, structured cinematography.....takes a science-fiction spin for the worse, similar to the horrible climax of "The Village" or....A great element of the film was the emotional connection between Norma's deformed foot and Stewart's disfigured face.....The score, done by Arcade Fire, is well suited for the chaotic tone of the movie..... ... Full Review

they're one of my favorite bands, but great film composers they are not.....Probably the only element of the film I wasn't overly keen about was the somewhat overbearing, distracting score by Arcade Fire.....I also really liked James Marsden, who's fantastic here....It's a terrific little sleeper boasting one of Cameron Diaz's best performances ever.....THE BOX, despite the lackluster trailers, is actually a very intriguing, cerebral science fiction film.... ... Full Review

I love a good conspiracy movie anyway....It's very confusing, and there's a whole lot going....a lot of it has to do with surprisingly strong performances from the two leads.....If you forced me to pick the spiritual successor to Rod Serling, I think I'd have to go with the master of suburban weirdness, Richard Kelly.....while sharing screen time with the brilliant Frank Langella, and that's not easy to do..... ... Full Review

that is when the movie fails.....The Box is most successful at illustrating the complexities of American consumer culture with the lives of Norma and Arthur.....Appalling and manipulating, The Box leaves one feeling unwashed and angry..... ... Full Review

The film The Box , starring Cameron Diaz, has reportedly received some of the worst feedback ever from movie fans. CinemaScore, a company that compiles ratings for new releases, explained that an A means a picture is likely to be... ... Full Article

In certain eyes, the impending release of The Box , the third film from the still more-or-less boyish Richard Kelly, will be notable mostly as a trial by public opinion for its creator. ... Full Article

It's no secret that "The Box" is a flop. The Cameron Diaz -starring horror thriller , released by Warner Bros. last weekend, barely eked out $7.5 million at the box office. ... Full Article

Now that you've seen it, what did you think? The master of disaster is back! German director Roland Emmerich brings us the third and final film in his "disaster trilogy," 2012 , this time addressing the belief that the world... ... Full Article

Christmas isn't that close just yet, but it was X-mas this weekend at the movie box office, when Jim Carrey's new animated "A Christmas Carol" won over movie audiences. ... Full Article

Richard Kelly's "The Box" didn't do very well in theaters this weekend, but one can only assume why. Was it the strong competition, or the fact that the "push button for money" concept has been done a million times? ... Full Article