Not vague enough?

Rating: 6/10 (9 May 1999)

Some have complained that this movie left too much unexplained, providing too little background into why, where and how the characters came to be where they are. My complaint with this film is that it didn't leave enough unexplained. The anguished confession of one character's involvement in the cube's construction, combined with the conspiracy theories of the others, unpleasantly reminded me of "The Andromeda Strain", another film in which what could have been an excellent science/philosophy thriller was spoiled by political ranting. I would have enjoyed it more if the characters had been in more of a vacuum, with less connection to the outside and more time spent exploring the nature of the cube and their place in it.