Starring: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Gillian
Jacobs, James Rebhorn Director: Richard Kelly
U.S. Opening Date: October 30th, 2009
THEY SAY
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young
child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and
irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that
the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a
button. But pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of
another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With
just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find
themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face
the true nature of their humanity.
WE SAY
Richard Kelly, who directed the cult fave
Donnie Darko, directs this full-length
movie version of an old Twilight
Zone episode. (The episode was in turn based on a story titled
"Button, Button" by I Am Legend
scribe Richard Matheson.)