Not too bad, coulda done hell of a lot better

Rating: 6/10 (28 May 2000)

The overall sense I got when watching this film was that it was an interesting concept shackled by low budget and B-list actors.

The concept itself, total strangers waking up on the floor of a 14 ft square cube, surrounded by deadly traps and with no idea what to do, bodes well. The problem is that it soon becomes clear that all of the characters are deadly dull and formulaic, and that we're not actually gonna see many rolling heads. Worth a mention is the doctor (I forget her name) who, whether by design or appaling scripting, is one of the most annoying characters in any movie, ever.
The way they circumvent the traps too (I won't give it away here) is totally random, it's like the writer had no idea how to do it, so went back to school textbooks to try and come up with something vaguely scientific. The problem is that when they're having arguments over it, it just sounds stupid and contrived.
Personally, I'd have rather see a few more intricate traps rather than the moderately poor collection that we get to see, a few more deaths (although obviously that'd involve paying more actors).
Worth a watch due to the strength of concept and pure sci-fi-ness of it all, but could have been so, so much better.