Not since first seeing the early Twilight Zone episodes have I shivered like this.

Rating: Null/10 (3 March 1999)

Ahh, the dread, the suffering. Oops, wrong cube movie.
This movie truly frightened me. Not since first seeing the early Twilight Zone episodes have I shivered like this. In fact, I do believe that "CUBE' gracefully takes its inspiration from one of my favorite episodes in which a Major, a Dancer, a Clown, a Bagpipe player, and a Farmer all find themselves inside a container of nothing and are forced to ponder their existence. It's a wonderfully terrifying episode I will never forget.
In 'CUBE', our poor cast has the daunting task of travelling through an endless series of traps, each designed to inflict a horrible death upon execution. Some rooms appear safe, while others are simply lethal. The faceless, ultra-efficient machine-traps chill the soul while the mysterious purpose of the entire situation staggers the imagination.
It forces its occupants to ask the fundamental question of 'why'. Why am I here? Why would anyone create such a monstrous place? How can existence be so horribly unforgiving? Is there an exit? Is it even worth attempting to find an exit? Is it testing intelligence? Is it some sadistic rich millionaires idea of fun? Or is this literally Hell?
It is the unknown, personified by the Cube, which makes it so terrifying. It brandishes its own version of reality in plain sight while remaining ultimately mystifying. The two working together, set the stage for a truly memorable and horrifying film.