great genre film

Rating: Null/10 (18 September 2001)

This film highlights the talents of often overlooked actress NICOLE DEBOER a woman capable of incredible range who (along with JOANNE VANNICOLA) is one of the best looking actresses in canadian film and tv. THE CUBE is a ensamble piece which shows the range of the entire cast but notable is the acting ability of deboer, who has come along way since doing acting pieces on shows like PSI FACTOR and BEYOND REALITY. The best parts are her reaction to the seemingly crazy man played by MAURICE DEAN WINT who starts sane but gradualkly devolves into a LORD OF THE FLIES murderous paranoia. The CUBE is canada's answer to conspirator theories and is a commentary on them. The film revovles around the danger of unfounded paranoia and also focuses on a life boat mentality when people are stranded in a situation in which they will probably all die. The acting is top notch and the film rises above normal science fiction level to A grade. THE CUBE has a arthouse feel like EXOTICA (a film I enjoyed) yet trashes the perfectability of man theory with a "the last shall be first tone". great cinema and good for a rent. Budgeted tone and structure but has a deepeness to the dialouge I could never achieve. 4 stars out of four.