Cube

You can see that if there is an interesting and original script, it is enough for an entire film to take place in a bathroom and the viewer will be satisfied. Well, maybe I'm exaggerating, but I guess so did the creator when he came up with the idea of setting the whole film in one cube. And he pulled it out! I didn't get a chance to get bored for the whole ninety minutes and the only reason I’m not giving it four stars is because I didn't like the ending very much. (19/10/2003)

I suddenly fancied rewatching a film that I remembered as excellent and original sci-fi horror and I was quite unpleasantly surprised. Cube is undoubtedly original, but the transition of that premise to the screen was not painless. The script tries to work with the psychology of the characters, but without much success. Actually, the bullshit it forces the characters to say is something I hadn’t seen in a long time. And on top of that, the actors are really awful (the black cop is so bad that it was funny). It was a real disappointment the second time around, the points are mostly for the idea and the atmosphere. 7/10 (02/01/2008)

Cube isn't perfect - it has its weaker moments, but you shouldn't let them deter you because what you experience with the characters, even though some may become very annoying, is more than a strong spectacle. Just immerse yourself a little in their role, which isn't that difficult, and you'll realize that this is really something you don't desire, something you would not want to be a part of. As a film, though, it's a powerful experience that showed me that Canadian horror is good and sometimes downright excellent. (31/12/2014)

A strange film, but in a good way. I can kind of see why In the Tall Grass was given to Vincenzo Natali. I was only a little annoyed by some of the actors, but otherwise I have to commend the well-developed and original idea and the oppressive direction, which makes the most of the cubic claustrophobia. The ending didn't bother me at all, I like these types of endings. (13/10/2019)

At first, it's very likable and imaginative, but over time, it becomes more and more nonsensical and exaggerated. The characters often fall into pseudo-analysis of each other against the backdrop of a recent terrifying experience that stop being believable the second time around and major personality shifts happen almost from minute to minute. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the ignorance of practically all the characters, which is also the ignorance of the audience. The sudden surprise that can hide in any room is taken to an absolute peak here, which is slightly ruined by increasingly complicated math games. (26/07/2007)