Engrossing concept.. but fails in the end.

Rating: Null/10 (19 May 2000)

I'll try to be short but sweet. *spoiler warning*

The movie starts out very well. Previous reviewers have explained the concept of the movie, so I'll be brief.
I found myself extremely curious about what was going on. The acting is very poor, but tolerable. Unfortunately the cube itself was a bit predictable, and I had the various tricks in the cube figured out within the first 30 minutes of the movie. The human interactions were very predictable as well.
Unfortunately I could not pull my attention away from the movie. I *really* wanted to know who had built the cube, what its purpose was, and who was controlling it.. where it was located, etc. I am not willing to accept Worth's explanation. Everything happens for a reason. I figured the ending would give me a bit of the explanation that I so desired. Unfortunately I was in for a disappointment. I could have cared less what happened to the characters, it was the story behind the cube that I was interested in.

So, when the ending came, and the escape was found to be a doorway to a 'exit of light', after which the credits rolled, I just left in disgust. Had I known about the ending beforehand, I would never have bothered to watch this movie.
If I wanted a gripping story of human nature, interaction, etc. I would have read a good novel on the subject, not wasted over an hour watching this film.