Just plain dull

Rating: Null/10 (29 November 2016)

It's eternally fascinating to see what folks will do for dollars. Right from the start, the movie is laughable and ridiculous schlock.
In The Box a financially struggling family in 1976 are given a weird box and told they have 24 hours to decide if they will press the button on the box that will result in them getting 1 million dollars and the death of somebody completely unknown to them.
The Box takes a premise, muddles it up and makes it completely ridiculous. The movie tries to tackle the big themes of human nature and our place in the universe but it never delivers. The actors are fine, but the weak plot is blotted by an unbearably slow pace
This creepy thriller movie too is way too confusing for kids and just plain horrible for adults. Still, most kids won't want to bother figuring out the movie's dark themes and plot, so do yourself a favor, think twice about giving into curiosity and leave The Box's button untouched it's so bad, it's funny.