Review of Cube (1998) by Brandon B — 10 Apr 2010
"Cube" is one of those little films you stumble upon while channel surfing at 1 a.m., fully intending to switch stations after a few minutes. Or maybe just a few more minutes ... hey wait -- this movie is kind of intriguing.
Six disparate characters -- including a doctor, a cop, a math whiz, and an autistic young man -- wake up inside a gigantic Rubik's Cube, with no idea how they got there or, more to the point, how the hell to get out of it. The answer involves a lot of math, but for the number-challenged among us, that doesn't detract from the fun. It turns out that our panicky protagonists are not in just one block, but in a master cube composed of thousands of interlocking rooms -- many of them equipped with deadly booby-traps.
"Cube" gets a bit scrambled when the script calls for the characters to interact with each other, rather than the maze, because they aren't drawn up with a whole lot of depth. And the conclusion will probably leave some viewers dissatisfied. But the ending isn't really that important. It's a bit like solving a crossword puzzle, but leaving one or two unanswered clues. It's enjoyable getting to the end, even if the puzzle's not 100 percent complete.
This review of Cube (1998) was written by Brandon B on 10 Apr 2010.
Cube has generally received positive reviews.
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