Brilliant Idea, Appallingly Acted, Thus Ruined

Rating: Null/10 (17 January 2000)

The premise for Cube is a quite brilliant one. It had all the elements for a first class, top notch sci-fi movie.
Six people trapped are in a huge series of interconnected rooms, many of which are booby trapped. They having to rely on their wits and intelligence to find a way out, while also trying to deal with a slight Lord of the Flies type mentality.
Unfortunately it is let down by abominable acting and obvious plot holes. Only David Hewitt (Worth) puts in a good performance, and is actually believable. The rest come across painfully staged and just don't convey the emotion needed.
The ending is also slightly disappointing. I'm all for ambiguity in endings, and I often think they make good films. The ending in Cube, however, was badly done. It left dozens of questions, both stated and implied, unanswered and thus not making it a fully rounded movie experience
All in all an excellent idea, which really could have been done a lot better.