12-02-2020, 05:29 PM
Like many people these days I'm looking for something different to watch. Last night I ran a simple search query: "the best sci fi movies you've never heard of" and I turned up The Box (IMDB ). It stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden and was released in 2009.
The premise is this: a strange box arrives on your doorstep. Inside the box is a big red button. You get a visit from a strange person who makes you this offer: If you push the big red button, someone you don't know will die, and you will get 1 million dollars.
The movie handles the suspense and mystery surrounding the box and the strange opportunity it comes with very well; although this leads to things tying together rather fast towards the end. I think I would have liked it even better if it were an hour longer.
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and was very surprised at the low ratings it received (5.6, IMDB ). Asking myself why, I can only guess that it's because it doesn't have the usual "happy ending" you see in a hollywood movie. I'd give it 7.5/10.
The premise is this: a strange box arrives on your doorstep. Inside the box is a big red button. You get a visit from a strange person who makes you this offer: If you push the big red button, someone you don't know will die, and you will get 1 million dollars.
The movie handles the suspense and mystery surrounding the box and the strange opportunity it comes with very well; although this leads to things tying together rather fast towards the end. I think I would have liked it even better if it were an hour longer.
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and was very surprised at the low ratings it received (5.6, IMDB ). Asking myself why, I can only guess that it's because it doesn't have the usual "happy ending" you see in a hollywood movie. I'd give it 7.5/10.