The Box

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5,6/10

96 k

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A young couple is gifted with a mysterious box that promises them a handsome windfall with deadly consequences.

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Une petite boîte en bois arrive sur le pas de la porte d'un couple marié, le couple sait qu'en l'ouvrant, ils obtiendront un million de dollars mais viendront tuer quelqu'un qu'ils ne connai... Tout lireUne petite boîte en bois arrive sur le pas de la porte d'un couple marié, le couple sait qu'en l'ouvrant, ils obtiendront un million de dollars mais viendront tuer quelqu'un qu'ils ne connaissent pas.Une petite boîte en bois arrive sur le pas de la porte d'un couple marié, le couple sait qu'en l'ouvrant, ils obtiendront un million de dollars mais viendront tuer quelqu'un qu'ils ne connaissent pas.

Réalisation
- Richard Kelly
Scénario
- Richard Kelly
- Richard Matheson
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

NOTE IMDb

5,6/10

96 k

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Richard Kelly
Scénario
- Richard Kelly
- Richard Matheson
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Récompenses
- 1 victoire et 6 nominations au total

Anecdotes
The main characters, Norma Lewis and Arthur Lewis, were based on director Richard Kelly's parents. His mother also suffered a crippled foot after an X-Ray mishap; his father worked for NASA and co-designed the camera used on the Viking Mars Landers (as in the movie).

Gaffes
911 emergency services weren't available in Richmond, VA, in 1976.

Citations
Martin Teague: Sir? If you don't mind my asking... why a box?
Arlington Steward: Your home is a box. Your car is a box on wheels. You drive to work in it. You drive home in it. You sit in your home, staring into a box. It erodes your soul, while the box that is your body inevitably withers... then dies. Whereupon it is placed in the ultimate box, to slowly decompose.
Martin Teague: It's quite depressing, if you think of it that way.
Arlington Steward: Don't think of it that way... think of it as a temporary state of being.

Connexions
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Men Who Stare at Goats/The Fourth Kind/The Box/A Christmas Carol (2009)

Bandes originales
Light in Your Eyes
Written by Stephan Sechi (as Stephan M. Sechi)
Performed by Stephan Sechi
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

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7/10

Worth A Watch

It seems that most either hate or love this film with nothing in between. I have seen people say it was "hateful" or "they didn't understand the ending" I will simply say, a number of people just did not understand the film at all.

I personally thought it was better than Donnie Darko, as Kelly went out of his way to be weird for the sake of it in that film. This seemingly had a bit more meaning behind it.

To those who found the script hateful, it simply isn't do not allow that opinion to keep you from watching this movie. If anything the script shows you that greed and the error of our ways do have consequences and could harm those we love. That isn't hateful, but more of a message alerting us that our every decision is indeed important.

Do not be scared away by those who ranked the film at four and below, this is a movie for those who want to be challenged to think outside the normal boundaries of everyday thought. If you're up to that challenge it's worth seeing, although certain areas could be done better.

It was nice to see Cameron do a serious role, but she did seem at times rusty at portraying some of the emotions needed for such a role. At others she nailed what she needed to deliver. James Mardsen (Arthur Lewis) and Frank Langella (Arlington Steward) both delivered consistent performances.