Algebra might save your life, but...

Rating: Null/10 (1 March 2003)

People locked up in a giant cube, discussing problems of algebra. Doesn't sound gripping to you at first, eh? Neither did it to me. But CUBE was a pleasant surprise, one of the best tension-in-a-small-group movies I've ever seen, and it's definitely thrilling. It disturbed some people obviously because it doesn't give explanations (who built the cube, how did the victims get in there etc.). It is a game and we are asked to imagine what the rules could be. There are not an awful lot of movies around that require imagination! The reason why the people inside the cube are scared to the edge of madness is not that death could strike any second - it is their lack of knowledge that makes them afraid. Algebra might save your life in the cube, but your fears, thoughts, strengths, all human qualities will matter. The cube is not about the cube in the first place (note to some fellow reviewers who said "but why was it built, it has no purpose" etc.), it is about human beings. Voted 8/10.