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Cinema fans be warned – 'The Box' is best left unopened. The Cameron Diaz sci-fi thriller has been branded one of the worst movies ever made.
The film by Richard Kelly is a feature length version of a classic 'Twilight Zone' episode – where a hard-up couple (Diaz and James Marsden) get told that if they push a button on a mysterious box they will get $1 million. But there's a catch. By pressing the button, a person they do not know will die.
Sounds like a good premise? Well, cinema goers in the US have given the film a dismal 'F', according to ratings compiled by CinemaScore. Only 'Wolf Creek' has scored that low in recent years.
A spokesman for CinemaScore said, "People really thought this was a stinker."
He goes on to claim that the audiences were particularly annoyed with the film's ending, adding, "I'd love to hear how they thought they were going to get good word-of-mouth."
And the bad news doesn't stop there for Cameron Diaz. We gave the 'The Box' 0.5 out of 5 stars - the worst score possible in our Yahoo! Movies review. The review says the film "appears to be an intense game of bad-acting and one-upmanship on the part of the two lead actors (hint: Diaz wins!)."
Ouch.
Poor Richard Kelly. He was seen as one of Hollywood's brightest talents with his debut 'Donnie Darko'. But his follow up 'Southland Tales' was an almighty flop, and now this will pretty much kill his career.
'The Box' is released in the UK and Ireland on the 4th December. The question being, are there any Cameron Diaz fans left to support it when it hits our screens?
Watch the trailer here.
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Haven't seen this, but can it really be worse than either Highlander 2 or even worse In the Cut!
Posted by: steven_brett on Mon Nov 16 02:43PM | Report abuseWell the premise sounds good as you say... So perhaps I'll reserve judgement until I've seen it. I guess It just shows that having decent actors and a good premise is not enough, in itself, to make a movie popular.
Posted by: rejennyrated on Mon Nov 16 02:45PM | Report abusei actually liked wolf creek, how did that get a bad review? im going to watch the box and judge for myself, everyones taste is different after all.
Posted by: wicormill on Mon Nov 16 03:03PM | Report abusewolf creek was a great movie so if theyre saying its the worst film since wolf creek then that opinion is worth nothing
Posted by: wayne.david on Mon Nov 16 03:09PM | Report abuseLooks like Guy Ritchie's 'Swept Away' is going to be knocked off the top spot for biggest drivel on screen.
Posted by: roddyaclark on Mon Nov 16 03:23PM | Report abusethats what i was thinkin. wolf creek was pretty good
Posted by: eoghanomahony on Mon Nov 16 03:24PM | Report abuseagree with point 5. I will NEVER go and see a movie based on others reviews. I seem to remember donnie darko being a flop at the cinema?
Posted by: james_kinkyafro69 on Mon Nov 16 03:27PM | Report abuseSurely almost any film with Cameron Diaz is must be defined as dreadful
Posted by: andypeters1990 on Mon Nov 16 03:30PM | Report abusewicormill is right watch the box and judge for yourself, everyones taste is different. ive seen reviews where they tell us the film is the best since some great movie but it turns out to be a let down ie the village or dead end... lol
Posted by: spennylad on Mon Nov 16 03:30PM | Report abuseSurely it cant be worse than vanilla sky with "I cant act" Penelope Cruz...
Posted by: hvr1000 on Mon Nov 16 03:39PM | Report abuse