The Box

Spoiler Alert

I chose to watch The Box (just released on DVD) after seeing many previews that peaked my interest I sent my husband on a mission to rent this movie. As we prepared popcorn and cuddled on the couch waiting on the corn to pop we discussed the aforementioned previews and how interesting this movie was going to be. I mean firstly the guy only had half a face...what happened to his face? Okay so that's all I can come up with that interested us really...well and all the hype that surrounded the movie while it was in theaters.

I can now tell you that we were sadly disappointed! This movie has no point. It's set back in the 80's and the only reason I can come up with for the time period is the foot model that Cameron Diaz's husband makes her in the movie. The man with half a face, Mr. Steward, seems to be dead...but who knows...he was struck by lighting and obviously that lightning struck his face, which solved the mystery of what happened. However he was pronounce dead, and then after taken to the funeral home he springs to life and develops this Box which holds a button, the button if pushed will result in a stranger's death. However what Mr. Steward doesn't tell you after drawing you in with his suitcase of a million dollars is that there are other repercussions to pushing the button. Repercussions that include seeing many crazy people, whom he deems his "employees" and that these so-called "employees" will have inevitable bloody noses as soon as they are finished telling you some robotic message from "The Boss."

As far as I saw there was absolutely no point to the movie, it was poorly written, and very drawn out. Cameron Diaz and James Marsden did wonderful jobs portraying their roles, as well as Frank Langella. I do not hold the actors and actresses responsible for the failing of the movie. I say failing because it failed to entertain me. However I hope that they do not come out with a "The Box 2" although we all know that they will.

What was your take on the movie? Did it rock your socks off?