A low-budget Canadian precursor to Saw

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2008)

The world of Canadian movies is usually highly unknown or...well....crap. Of course every so often something comes along to prove this different. First there was Heavy Metal, an excellent animated film, and then there was Cube.
Cube came out of the Canadian government's plan to fund the Canadian film industry in order to increase quality and make a name for Canadian filmmakers. Cube came out of this, but was unfortunately under-represented.
Cube is an excellent view of the human element, more specifically how people react when placed in a stressful and life-threatening situation. For those who have not heard of this movie before may find this sounding familiar: The idea behind Saw.
Vincenzo Natali created an excellent element of tension and mystery created simply in a 14' by 14' cube. For being a very simplistic and low-budget creation, this movie does not disappoint. And while the sequels are not of the same level, I highly recommend viewing them for the whole story.