Review of Cube (1998) by Ben H — 18 Feb 2010

A very well constructed, strange, freaky story, with great set design, but filled with bad performances...

This review of Cube (1998) was written by Ben H on 18 Feb 2010.

Cube has generally received positive reviews.

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