Modern Sci Fi finally gets my attention!

Rating: 10/10 (22 February 2003)

This is one of those films I have heard alot about but because of it's genre, I always found something else to watch instead. For the most part modern Sci-Fi has fallen flat. By modern, I mean post Aliens, Enemy Mine, and John Carpenter's: The Thing. However I finally caught this one on a late Friday Night playing on IFC. I was astonished. The tense nature of this film is quite unparalleled to films of recent memory. The nemesis is unknown and the purpose of it is unknown. This may turn off a few viewers but this film basically says, ok they don't know what the Cube is, they don't know why it is, and neither should you. It is strange how Hollywood feels we need to know Who?, What?, Where?, and Why?, in every film.
What is the point? There are alot of everyday situations that go on in normal life that do not answer that question. That is why I applaud this metaphorical middle finger at Hollywood filming. This film is a hidden gem and worth picking up. I wish I had been in on the gag when it first appeared, but with films like this I do not mind being a late bloomer.