Great premise, bad acting, very suspenseful.

Rating: Null/10 (21 February 1999)

Cube has a great premise. Six strangers wake up in some big cube-like structure, without knowing why they're there or how they got there. And that is never explained in the movie. Why? It's an existential metaphor for life. Why are we here? What's our purpose? So don't whine that you wanted to know why they were in the cube.
The acting in this film is bad, and the script could use a bit of work. We see Leaven go from talking about going out with her friends to orgasming over prime numbers. I think the best actor in the film is Andrew Miller who plays Kazan, the autistic savant whose constant finger tapping becomes part of the background music!
Reading other reviews on this site, I noticed that everyone refers to Quentin as a policeman. I can't believe that anyone who has seen the whole movie could think that. I'm certain he's a convicted murderer who lied at the beginning to protect himself. He knows who Rennes is, not because he was a cop, but because he was a criminal too. And while everyone else had a purpose for being the group, Quentin was there only to add conflict and distrust. When he jumped out the "window" to save Holloway from falling, he wanted to look good to the team, but then he realized that Holloway was the only one who actually stood up to him, and with her out of the way he could rough up the rest of the group. That's why he let her go.
This film has a great premise and an amazing set. It is entirely suspenseful. If you can get past the bad acting, and the fact that it's Canadian, you could probably enjoy it. I recommend it.