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Cube (1997)
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Cube overview

This low-budget science-fiction drama, winner of a 1997 Toronto Film Festival prize for "Best Canadian First Feature," depicts the plight of a group of people clad in prison-style uniforms and trapped in futuristic cube-like metal cells. Their memories are hazy; no one can recall how they got there. Alderson (Julian Richings) awakens in a cell, seeks an exit, and arrives in an adjacent cube where he's sliced and diced. Former cop Quentin (Maurice Dean-Wint) becomes the group leader, and he's challenged by conspiracy theorist Dr. Holloway (Nicky Guadagni). Government worker Worth (David Hewlett) remembers a past government link to the project. A discovery that the cubes have numerical codes suggests study by math-student Leaven (Nicole deBoer) while former thief Rennes (Wayne Robson) knows some escape tricks. However, the extreme behavior of Kazan (Andrew Miller) becomes a threat to their survival. The film was also shown at the 1997 Vancouver Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

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"Geniunely thrilling for such a chocky premise: seven people are trapped in a gigantic network of cubes, each one with six doors, and each leading to... another cube. "
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"Whereas too many low-budget sci-fi films ( The Cube came in for $350,000) try for epic scope and fail, this concentrates on making the best of what it's got by ensuring that the main set is worthy of a feature and that the gruesome effects are striking and original enough to give bite to the suspense."
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"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."
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"Even though there are tedious stretches with less-than-riveting characters, the film gradually pulls you into its claustrophobic spell and becomes acutely suspenseful in its final half-hour."
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uberche
" Found this one quite by accident, Great movie with simple but interesting story line."
by uberche, 17 July 2007
fontgoddess
" A good exploration of an interesting premise. Yes, some of the choices plot and character-wise are a bit predictable, but there are enough surprises and nice details to balance the silly bits. And the horror created beats any gore-fest ever: is it scarier if someone is watching or if nobody is?"
by fontgoddess, 14 March 2008
fontgoddess
" A good exploration of an interesting premise. Yes, some of the choices plot and character-wise are a bit predictable, but there are enough surprises and nice details to balance the silly bits. And the horror created beats any gore-fest ever: is it scarier if someone is watching or if nobody is?"
by fontgoddess, 14 March 2008
fontgoddess
" A good exploration of an interesting premise. Yes, some of the choices plot and character-wise are a bit predictable, but there are enough surprises and nice details to balance the silly bits. And the horror created beats any gore-fest ever: is it scarier if someone is watching or if nobody is?"
by fontgoddess, 14 March 2008