A great effort, but not a great success.

Rating: Null/10 (29 October 1998)

No money to speak of, just lots of imagination and effort makes CUBE an interesting movie, but one where the implausibilities outweigh the plausibility. Not enough thought was put into the writing, and thus it never hit a "true note" with the viewers, who accepted it as a fantasy only. This said, they actually MADE the movie, while most of their harshest critics only talk about how they could make a movie if.... This is a good film for the student film maker to study for the economy of sets, lighting, and control of the process, even if the writing leaves something to be desired.
The use of minimal sets with standardized lighting cuts the costs of shooting and, at the same time, ramps up the feel to make the viewer feel this is both the same place, overall, but a different place, in specific. The effects are used sparingly to avoid letting the viewer become familiar with them, the result is a well thought out shooting plan and great work. It's a shame it was not better thought out, but you can't have everything.
Worth the viewing.