Dakota Fanning’s ‘Vicious’ Fatally Flubs a Killer Premise

Polly acquires a mysterious box. In this box, she must put three things: something she hates, something she needs, and something she loves. That’s the basic premise of Vicious, the new film from writer-director Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) starring Dakota Fanning, and it’s incredibly alluring. Instantly, it brings to mind a slew of questions. Where did the box come from? How does it work? What happens if you fail to comply? And can a movie actually pay…