Cube

5.00
    Cube
    1998

    Synopsis

    A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.

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    Cast

    • Nicole de BoerLeaven
    • Nicky GuadagniHolloway
    • Maurice Dean WintQuentin
    • David HewlettWorth
    • Andrew MillerKazan
    • Wayne RobsonRennes
    • Julian RichingsAlderson

    Recommendations

    • 90

      The A.V. Club

      For his first feature, Canadian director Vincenzo Natali has, like the setting of his film, created a complex piece of work around an essentially simple foundation.
    • 80

      L.A. Weekly

      Although character arcs are a little too abruptly truncated as the story moves, Natali never fumbles the big picture.
    • 70

      The New York Times

      Cube, the story in question, proves surprisingly gripping, in the best ''Twilight Zone'' tradition.
    • 60

      Film Threat

      With basically a single set and a limited cast, the producers get the most of their limited budget, particular with a couple of spectacular death scenes.
    • 60

      Dallas Observer

      Cube is essentially a glossy, beautifully designed 90-minute Twilight Zone episode.
    • 50

      San Francisco Chronicle

      Cube falls into the dreaded trap of allegory -- aaaaaargh! -- and the clunky dialogue makes a midnight bull session seem brilliant by comparison.
    • 50

      Christian Science Monitor

      The characters are stereotypes and the psychology is simplistic, but the movie builds an effective sense of claustrophobic menace that thriller fans may enjoy.
    • 50

      Entertainment Weekly

      This very Canadian thriller (i.e., no humor, lots of literal-minded future-shock portentousness) certainly does a number on you, though not necessarily a pleasurable one.

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