Unpleasant and utterly disappointing

Rating: 1/10 (11 May 2016)

I hated this film from scene one. I could guess the tone of the film and I made all kinds of predictions about the plot from that first scene, and I was totally right.
The film was low budget garbage, with stupid characters, unrealistic conflicts, and a plot that is not really engaging. The dialogue is atrocious and there is never a sense that it is going anywhere. Indeed, neither the conflict between characters nor the search for the solution to the puzzle they are facing provide a payoff. In the end we are treated first to a solution that seems to fall from the sky, in which the audience cannot participate. Then, as though that's not enough, we have one of those over the top, absurd endings that are supposed to pack an emotional punch, but end up just alienating the audience. This is a bad film that manages to have an even worse ending than one might expect.
'Cube' is a very disappointing viewing experience because we are made to endure a lot of suffering along with the characters and we are not treated to an ending that makes it worth while. They took the audience into the 'cube' and when they let us out, we were left wondering why. There is no insight, no purpose, no catharsis. Just a feeling you got cheated.