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Directed by – Richard Kelly
Cast- Cameron Diaz, James Marsden , Frank Langella
Genre- Sci-fi, Horror, thriller
Release date- 6th November 2009
Rated- PG

The Box is another well awaited thriller for the year 2009. Surprise entries from movies like Paranormal Activity and Saw 6 also were pretty well received and this added to the spook factor during the Halloween season. Thriller / horror movies are best released at this time as the movie goers can quench their thirst for horror movies in particular. These movies are specific and made with a view to scaring the viewers as an ultimate aim. Some movies fail terribly at doing so, but there are certain movies that fall on the other side of the fence and The Box is one such movie.

Gauging by the previews and special screenings, the movie looks extremely well put out and descriptive with its scare factor. The plot is pretty different and that is what makes the movie so unique. It takes the viewers into the life of Norma and Arthur Lewis who live in a suburban area with a young child. All is going well with the Arthur family, until one day they receive a simple wooden box as a gift. It has been gifted by a stranger and mysteriously enough the box too tends to make the family and their life go all haywire. The box is blessed at first as it has a note which says pressing a certain button, the owner of the box is entitled to a gift of one million dollars but then the curse kicks in and it entitles the owner to a million bucks but at the same time someone loses their life at the cost of this one million dollars. Thus, the Arthur couple has to think hard and make sure that they face their greatest fears and trials as humanly as possible. The movie puts the actors in a life crunching situation and they are given the option of being greedy and killing someone innocent at the same time. So, the dilemma of greed and being modest kicks in and this carries the movie throughout.
Now, coming to the expectations from the actors of this movie, we all know that Cameron Diaz is a pretty good actress but it’s nice to see her finally doing a different kind of role. In various interviews, she has repeatedly mentioned on how scared she was even during the filming of this movie and how she has also vowed to never sign up for a horror movie again. Whether this is a positive or negative thing will be realized soon after the movie is released this November 6th. Lastly, the movie is made by a director who does have a respectable name in the thriller franchise. Richard Kelly was the man behind the amazing Donnie Darko, which is a popular hit amongst thriller movie buffs even today. Let’s hope that with The Box, he hits success once again and makes it big at the box office.

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