"The Box" with Richard Kelly and James Marsden at the Walter Reade Theater
Saw an advance screening of "The Box" tonight starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden and Frank Langella thanks to my friend Susan Carman. Cool film and the type of thriller where I jumped a few times during the film from complete surprise. This film is riveting and was from Director Richard Kelly, who directed "Donnie Darko" back in 2001. I liked the film because it was completely surprising and I definitely could not figure out what was going to happen next. Richard Kelly is in the center here with the actor James Marsden on the right. The interesting thing about the film was how Kelly integrated his personal family history into the script while keeping intact the elements from the story, "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson. He was very detailed with his answers to questions and I was amazed with how many young people were in the crowd. Kelly's parents were in the audience and were the basis for his lead characters that Diaz and Marsden played. The site for the film is at: http://youaretheexperiment.com/ and looks very cool. All in all, a film to see and entirely satisfying as a real roller-coaster ride in the thriller genre.
