Claustrophobic

Rating: 4/10 (25 June 2020)

I hoped to get something out of Cube, since it was made in 1997, and has become, within the fullness of time a cult classic that supposedly everybody should take notice of. Unfortunately I am one of those viewers who can only register their negative response, but first a little encouragement. As an experiment its laudable enough, the low budget is obvious but doesn't detract, the players do their best with a talky script but that's as far as it goes. As a horror movie, it doesn't work because it didn't scare me.
The philosophical issues Cube presumes to address can be found in any quality 20th century book, from the writings of Dostoyevsky, to Franz Kafka, to Albert Camus in regards to the meaning of life or it's lack thereof. In which case frankly, I can see little point in watching this movie.
I found similarities to The Poseidon Adventure, Cabin in the Woods and Einstein's theories which sounds pretty interesting on paper, when actually the results on film are definitely not that.
Don't waste your time, I like genre films to stick to the rules. If I want intellectual stimulation I can always re-read my old Penguin paperbacks, they are elegantly written, and make far more sense than this pretentious malarkey.