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By Kirk Honeycutt

Maybe the movie should be called "The Chinese Box."

OK, there is really only one box, but as a convoluted yet unconvincing story evolves, metaphorical boxes get pulled out of boxes as the plot winds its way through suspense, psychological thriller, science fiction, conspiracy theory and horror genres with an overlay of Christian religious motifs and a dab of existentialism. Oh, there's also a lot of nose bleeding.

The writer-director is Richard Kelly, whose 2001 sci-fi mystery "Donnie Darko" achieved cult status. It looks like he's going that way again,

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