The Box2009
The Box (2009)
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Cast
as Norma Lewis
as Arthur Lewis
as Arlington Steward
as Norm Cahill
as Dick Burns
as Dana
as Walter Lewis
as Lana Burns
as Clymene Steward
as Rhonda Martin
as Martin Teague
as Wendell Matheson
as Rebecca Matheson
as Rebecca Matheson
as Vick Brenner
as Charles
as Jeffrey Carnes
as CIA Man
as Don Poates
as NASA Executive #1
as Chief Engineer
as Black Op
as Waiter
as Detective Starrs
as Police Officer #1
as Police Officer #2
as Police Officer #3
as Timothy
as Malcolm
as Female Neighbor
as Suzanne Weller
as Estelle
as Inez
as Garcin
as Inez
as Female 911 Operator
as Deborah Burns
as Dr. Earl Stupe
as Santa Claus
as Doctor Y
as Doctor Z
as Employee
as Employee
as Employee
as Chase Employee
as Chase Employee
as Chase Employee
as Chase Employee
as Chase Employee
as Voice of Diane Carnes
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Critic Reviews for The Box
All Critics (153) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (68) | Rotten (85) | DVD (3)
Kelly treats what is essentially a Stanford University psychology experiment with inflated somberness.
Is it an odd film? Certainly. Will it creep you out more than it engages you? Probably. Should we be rewarding folks who are willing to step out of bounds and make us think? Definitely.
While it's true that the film's sci-fi antics are far from watertight in the logic department, there's enough eccentricity and ambition at play to charm and bemuse in equal measure.
Whatever you do, do not accept delivery of The Box, a package that doesn't know where it is going nor how to get there.
Kelly has talent, but for his next movie, he might try coming down to earth and forgetting about the people who control the lightning.
I think Kelly is a very inventive writer and I think he is his own worst enemy behind the camera.
Audience Reviews for The Box
Forget the box, the only real mystery in this huge atrocity is how a talented director like Richard Kelly could have devised it from a story by Richard Matheson, with awful dialogue, terrible acting and a ridiculous plot that doesn't make any sense and doesn't know how to end.
Super Reviewer
Rubbish
Super Reviewer
I'm not really sure what this movie was suppose to accomplish, and I don't think the writer did either. It's not entertaining horror, it's not interesting sci-fi, and the suspense is poorly executed. The only thing the film achieves is making a contrived mess. Things start off promising, but it's all downhill from there. Halfway through, the stupidity is just overwhelming. This film ends up lower than dog excrement. Avoid.
Super Reviewer
The Box Quotes
| Martin Teague: | Sir? If you don't mind my asking...why a box? |
| Martin Teague: | Sir? If you don't mind my asking... why a box? |
| Arlington Steward: | I hope you aren't playing detective. I have quite a few employees. |
| Norma Lewis: | You sure do ask a lot of questions. |
| Walter Lewis: | And now you're avoiding them. |