For the large part, very good.

Rating: 6/10 (11 February 2002)

I've never been so on the edge of my seat for a film ever. For 95% I was questioning & guessing everything & was all set to give this 10/10. Suddenly the end came & that was it. We were all left with just 2 words. 'What the'? What?
I don't mind films where you interpret your own ending at all, but this was silly. If you take it to the extreme, it won't be long until a film where people interpret the whole thing.
I hated Blair Witch Project, due partly to the unresolved ending, but at least with that, if anyone tells you about the film, most peoples interpretations, though different, will tend to resolve most of the issues. This didn't.
I can see all the messages behind this. The reflections of society, the anger & hostility, the many prison allusions etc etc. That was all very good. But there must have been a better way of tackling it whilst at least tying up some of questions but keeping the same themes.

I didn't have a problem with never finding out how they arrived in the cube. That point gradually became less & less relevant but they could have resolved the why? & the who? questions.
I would rather watch a crap film with a botched rushed ending than a magnificent film (which is what this was) with that same ending. The Quentin character also lost this film a mark. He'd become a pain up the arse by the end.
Still, the whole concept is amazing, I was gripped throughout and am now excited for the Cube 2 film & also seeking out films on a similar concept to this. But that's really in the hope, that they will be tackled AND RESOLVED better than this one.
6/10