Cube 2: Hypercube

Plot synopsis:
The film starts with a young woman named Becky (Greer Kent), shown to be trapped in the Cube. She enters another room, but unknown to her, the room has reversed gravity, as she is pulled up, and it is implied that she is killed.
Some time later, a woman named Kate (Kari Matchett), detective Simon (Geraint Wyn Davies), a blind girl named Sasha (Grace Lynn Kung), engineer Jerry (Neil Crone), game developer Max (Matthew Ferguson), lawyer Julia (Lindsey Connell), and an elderly woman named Mrs. Paley (Barbara Gordon) find themselves trapped in brightly lit cubes, each with a panel on each of the six sides, which are doors to other rooms. They come across Colonel Thomas Maguire (Bruce Gray), who says that they have to solve the code in order to leave the mysterious place. Just as he finishes, a wall begins to close in on the group. The group escapes while Thomas stays behind, while Kate and Simon watch in horror as Thomas is disintegrated by the wall. Later experiences around the cube reveal that gravity can operate in different directions in each room, while Mrs. Paley, who is revealed to be a retired theoretical mathematician, and Jerry, realize that they may be in a tesseract, or a hypercube. Kate notices the numbers "60659" everywhere they go.
The group soon realizes they are connected to Izon, a defense contractor. While in conversation, Mrs. Paley opens a panel to reveal her being killed by Simon, who is decapitated soon after by crystal beams. Jerry thinks that it is a parallel universe, while Max and Julia think it is an optical illusion. Later, while the group is sleeping, Simon realizes that he is in the tesseract to look for Becky, a missing Izon worker and the first person revealed in the film. Meanwhile, Sasha hears a noise and awakens everyone, due to her acute hearing. The group finds a floating square in the middle of the room, which grows into shifting variations of a tesseract, before expanding into a lethal and rapidly spinning frame. The group flees into another room, but Jerry is injured by the tesseract. Trying to call Jerry, the rest of the group watches as Jerry is shredded by the tesseract, which grows rapidly. Kate remains to save Sasha, who is still trapped in the room, narrowly avoiding death as they group in one of the corners of the room where the tesseract can't reach, as the tesseract conforms back to a cube and disappears. Sasha and Kate are separated from the group, as a result.
Simon starts to suspect that Mrs. Paley is an undercover spy, so he gags and ties her up, but crystal beams start protruding from the walls. Simon tries to save Mrs. Paley, but when he sees that there isn't enough time, as the clinging Mrs. Paley refuses to release him, he stabs her with his knife. Max and Julia, disturbed that Simon killed Mrs. Paley, leave and abandon him. Julia tells Max she must be dreaming, and then kisses him, because she says she would never kiss him in the real world. They begin to have sex, but unbeknownst to them, they are in a room that is zero-gravity and time dilated, and age prematurely and die, as Kate finds the corpses floating in the air later, still in mid-coitus. Simon, alone and hungry, goes insane. He encounters a parallel Jerry and the missing Becky, killing both of them.
Meanwhile, Kate finds grisly alternate realities of her death in other rooms, and is horrified. Sasha tells Kate that time and space are distorted where they are, that the tesseract will implode and reality is collapsing. She reveals that she is Alex Trusk, a computer hacker who is responsible for the creation of the tesseract, who also reveals that when she discovered that Izon was putting people inside the tesseract, she tried to stop their operation, but was pursued so she "fled into the only place they wouldn't follow;" the tesseract. Kate, however, still believes that there is a way out. Kate then finds Simon and stabs him in the eye after he grabs her in another room, as Simon appears behind Alex, old and blind in one eye, proving Alex's space-time theory. Alex claims that they "are all dead", which causes Simon to snap her neck, believing that if they are all dead that it won't really matter if he kills her now.
Kate finds that the tesseract is shrinking, and kills Simon with the knife. She looks at the numerous duplicates of Jerry's watch and realizes that "60659" is the time that the tesseract will implode; 6:06:59. and that she is there to take back Alex's necklace which was filled with confidential information on Izon. The hypercube starts to wear away, and Kate opens a panel in the bottom, revealing a black void. At 6:06:59, she jumps in just when the Hypercube implodes.
Kate wakes up in the hands of Izon authorities in an unknown factory. She gives them the necklace, but because of their confidentiality, she is shot in the head and killed by one of the Izon operatives. An Izon authority reports to an anonymous and unidentified source that "Phase 2 is terminated", as the operatives leave the facility, and the film ends.

Tags: psychological, murder, violence, alternate reality, psychedelic, claustrophobic, romantic

Review:
Even more, the Cube's logical image has been destroyed, replaced by this machine gone horribly wrong in the fourth dimension.The best part of the film is how it continually keeps you on your feet, long after you've seen it.
I think that the script writers managed very well to combine interesting evolving inter-personal dynamics with the bizarre realities of physics (time and 4 dimensions).Although the film was very similar in some ways to Cube 1, it was cunningly different in others.
I think it was acceptable, if you caught what happened exactly (I've only seen one review here (Sareji's) which seemed to actually catch what happened at the end), but as others have pointed out, it lacks the much deeper and fascinating metaphorical meaning about society and individual responsibility.Although slightly flawed, this is an intelligent and unusual film, and, I think, deserves to be seen, but only after Cube 1, because it plays with some of the viewers expectations, and extends on many of the ideas of the first film..
I am a big fan of the first Cube movie and have seen it at least 15 times.
One thing that worked so well in Cube 1 were the interesting characters and the fact that there were not many in the film at all.
This doesn't always work in most films, but it worked perfectly in Cube 1.If there was one thing which i really did not like in Hypercube, it would have to be the ending.
If you love the original Cube you should check out Hypercube, if only to watch it one time....
I heard this was more of a remake than a sequel, but actually it's a straight-out sequel.Again, a seemingly random group of people are abducted and imprisoned in a possibly enormous matrix of anonymous Cube-shaped rooms, with doors in all six surfaces, and a number of fiendish & deadly booby traps (and scary noises).
Hypercube (moving on from Cube) adds gravity, time and parallel universe traps into the mix.It's good because: it's broadly similar to Cube, which was excellent.
And there's a fair bit of hammy over-acting, deliberate comedy, and a curious lack of desperation & fear (whereas Cube was superb in all these respects).There are a lot of well-intentioned sequels which (by their very nature) cannot string you along with the same 'fear of the unknown' in the original, and this is the case here.
I also believe that having access to a bigger budget for a sequel is often a bad thing, since it's easier to go for flashy special effects at the expense of story, acting & dramatic tension - as in this case.
(brilliant opening credits though)But Hypercube - although not as good as Cube - does work as 'next step' sort of sequel.
I was just surprised I laughed so often, without it ruining the film for me.If they make a third one (the ending does indicate that they could), they should spend the vast part of the budget on a really good concept/script & director, get really-good-but-unknown STAGE actors (Hypercube came across as more of a soap-opera level of acting), and go back to the ingeniously wicked & creative traps a la Cube - because the CGI route does not look like a road worth following any further...
"Cube 2: Hypercube" is a weak and confusing entry after such a great original.**SPOILERS**Waking up alone, Kate Filmore, (Kari Matchett) Simon Grady, (Geraint Wynn Davies) Sasha, (Grace Lynn Kung) Max Reisler, (Matthew Ferguson) Jerry Whitehall, (Neil Crone) Tom McGuire, (Bruce Gray) and Mrs. Paley, (Barbara Gordon) each find themselves trapped in a large structure together.
Forced to take action, they try to solve the riddle of the cube and escape before they're killed off.The Good News: There isn't a whole lot here to really like.
Outside of these great ideas, the film is pretty hollow.The Bad News: There's a lot here that doesn't work.
This is a downer and makes the middle seem like it takes forever, and coupled with the weak, confusing story and lack of inventive traps, really brings this down.The Final Verdict: With a couple of decent scenes and ideas thrown in, this is a really hard movie to recommend to anyone.
Just a few minutes ago I and some 200 fellow geeks were the very first people seeing an official copy of "Hypercube", the sequel to "Cube", one of my most loved films (the date of today's premiere was 7/31/0:30 a.m.).
Like "Blair Witch", the original "Cube" is in itself a pretty perfect film which doesn't really scream for a sequel.
Like "Blair Witch 2" "Hypercube" is not really bad - in fact there are many good ideas in it, there is excitement, the timing is good....it is just not as good as "Cube", which is, for a sequel, simply not good enough.
It says a lot that the original director of "Cube" was not involved in this project - instead we have Andrzej Sekula, apparently also a newcomer.I will try to describe the film without giving away too much....
The design of the cube is like a less interesting version of the first film: the rooms are white and pretty bland.
There are time-paradoxes, parallel universes, gravity shifts...all in all a worthy successor to the first cube, I'd say.The story itself unfolds pretty much like in the first film, but with some surprising twists - not all is like it seems!
Whereas it came as a real shock in the first film to find out that one of the prisoners was actually the architect, this time around pretty much everybody of the bunch was involved in the construction of the cube one way or another...
"Cube" was a SF/Twilight Zone inspired variant of "huit clos" by Sartre, and like "huit clos" it cannot really have a sequel, as there are only two options: continue/explain the story of the first film (bad!) or repeat the situation of the first film with some new twists (also bad!).
"Hypercube" sort of tries both at the same time, and ends in a kind of limbo: it won't bore you, but it want excite you as much as the first film (actually the ending might p*** some people off badly...).
If you like films that leave you with questions instead of answer, this second cube only adds to the general intrigue and I suspect that they may be more to come.It's not for everyone.
We still have a bunch of people stuck inside identical looking rooms trying to get out.The actors feel slightly more professional this time, but the characters are carbon copies of the previous ones - so what's the point really?
It did nothing to enhance the plot.If I were to run down a checklist grading this movie here's what it would look like:Acting: exaggerated version of all the characters in part one, all more terrible.Story: More convoluted than the first.
Worst Film for as long as I can remember, The acting absolutely stinks, the old lady is the most annoying actress I have ever seen, It was so bad I fell asleep through parts and had to keep rewinding the film to see what happened, avoid this film at all costs, I feel really sorry for people who pay to watch this..
The dialogue is annoying, the (over)acting horrific, the F/X are not nearly as charming as in the original, the characters are undeveloped, and the ending is a complete cop out.Poor writing is the main thing I blame for HYPERCUBE's weaknesses, but I suspect that another issue enhancing the crappiness is the fact that none of the original creative crew played a part in this poor-man's sequel.If you enjoyed the first CUBE enough to buy it, rent HYPERCUBE.
A lot has been said about this movie...Fact of the matter is that this story builds on a theoretical concept that can never be materialized, nor properly explained by anyone to mortals, then adds mediocre acting and a "mysterious super-boss" theme ending in a despair effort to commercialize.Flop.To the movie audience, it rates below average.
90% of the original Cube plot plus a bit of cheap special effects, plus one or two new conceptual ideas.
I sincerely enjoyed the allegorical nature of the first Cube, but the chaotic nature of this film seems to be merely a license to 'do a lot of cool stuff' with special effects and camera angles without having to fasten it to logic.
The tree movies have different points of view of the cube; the first movie had an industrial theme, the cube seems more like endless elevators with deadly traps, the second one had a technological avant Gard point of view plus had some similarities between the characters of the first movie, that explore how they get into the cube; the prequel cube Zero is the less complex movie but it had the premise of what is outside the cube and what are the purpose of the cube.The second movie, I say is more a remake with an abrupt ending than sequel, the character between the first two movies have some similarities, but the still this movie can get apart from the first one.The plot doesn't add something new to franchise but the perils of the cube can make the movie exciting, talking more about the cube It was really fun that the producers took the claustrophobia of the cube to new levels by painting the walls with white so the deep can have no deep perception at all, but it was more fun to see the cube looking like a industrial factory this time was OK too because the cube looks gave a futuristic dystopia future..
Bad. I watched the first movie - Cube yesterday I really enjoyed it.
The ending of the film was puzzling ( though I guess it gives a way to the third part) and somewhat unnecessary.I am really not sure if there is one really good point about this movie.
Cube was great because it was very creative and the actors/characters were all very good and engaging with believable stories somehow sucked into the mysterious Cube and not knowing just like us viewers what was going on and trying to figure it out.
The first CUBE released back in 1997 is one of the most effective films I've ever seen; mystery, character development and horror combined into one disturbing masterpiece of Sci-Fi and human examination.
One of the most important parts of the film that made it so effective is the fact that no answers are given as to what the hell is really happening; the titular cube just exists and the people trapped inside are forced to survive.
CUBE 2 on the other hand, disregards that and assumes that its audiences are stupid and spoon feeds the answers somewhere in the middle of the running time.Fine, maybe the effects were good enough for a movie of this caliber and some of the twists are nicely done but this doesn't speak for the whole film; bad acting, forced mystery, bad script, you name it: this movie sucked.
Terrible writing, even worse acting, and half explained characters led me to the barely formed conclusion in which I merely said, "Huh?"  I assume the film makers were attempting to create the same atmosphere of the unknown as in 'Cube.'  What ended up occurring was a somewhat mish-mashed situation that didn't fit into the movie at all.To be honest, I don't think the film makers even knew what was going on.
or why and who put persons in the cube?).Cube 2:hypercube answers the questions and,by my point of view,it's better than the first one.I liked that the movie doesn't have a happy ending and there are very original things in the plot(for example,the fourth dimension).The only bad thing about this movie are the performances.Cube 2:hypercube is a very fun and original movie that answers the questions made on Cube.I totally recommend this movie.Rating:9.
It has been turned and curved and thrown around and smashed into a pulp, and that was only the start of what happened after I watched the demented, drunken art-house flick from Hell that was Cube 2: Hypercube.This was the sequel to the original Cube, with worse acting, no budget and not even a lick of common sense.
Not so with its sequel, Cube2:Hypercube.Nothing gets me rolling my eyes harder than a science fiction film that makes up the rules as it goes along.
As they slowly meet up with each other, they find out that they are inside a hypercube, a cube where all of the rooms move around each other and there are parallel universes and the time in motion changes and loads of crap like that.
Cube was very interesting movie when it showed but second part "Hypercube" seems like something that is going on far far in the future.
and the worst of all when you watch this movie you won't be any smarter because movie makers didn't explain anything about Cube (history, architecture, reason for existing...) So if you like to see a bunch of people in one place having no idea about anything that happens around them watch this film if you don't want you won't miss anything interesting..
This movie leaves you in suspension(in a good way) and I think they should make a cube 3 to sum it up.
Even though most sequels aren't very good I was really excited to see Cube 2...wow...I can't even begin to explain how bad this movie is...it was a  rip off of the first but with no tension, no build up, no quality of any kind.
In the first Cube you felt like you were really watching people caught in this claustraphobic, little Twilight Zone world...This was such an apparent soundstage with really bad acting, terrible writing and...well, you get the point..
As I said though, the first movie was very good as a character study.This second Cube at least tries to give a reason for this new cube, as nonsensical as it might be.
And while you watch it, the only thing you can think of is: just how good the original was.In this movie, it almost like they have seen the first movie, because that almost instantly know whats going on.
The final 10 minutes will seem really cool and mysterious to those more easily amused, but those of us who know what a thinking-persons movie looks like, know that the writers just had no idea how to end the thing.
STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All CostsWhen I first saw the original Cube,I don't think I fully absorbed it and appreciated it for the original and ingenuitive piece of sci-fi that it was.On second viewing,however,I rectified this mistake and immediately added it to my film collection.It was,for all it's greatness however,still only a low budget,independent film,and I certainly didn't expect a sequel to be made.In a way,it's kind of flattering that a film company like Mosaic Pictures would want to do it,and,it would seem,put their own spin on it.But that's exactly what they've done.They haven't tried to craft an original story to follow the first film up with,they've just created a film with an almost carbon copy plot and characters,matched by cliched dialogue and set-up.The original's unbeatable impending sense of claustrophobia has been completely desecrated and in it's place ,we have tacky,unconvincing special effects,supposedly designed to cover up the cracks.But by the end,you wonder why the characters wait around for the traps to kill them instead of just giving in to terminal boredom.**.
I really liked the ending too, which should really appeal to Sci-Fi enthousiasts.You won't be disappointed by this movie if you're into Sci-Fi but if you're not and haven't seen Cube 1, it's also worth checking out..
I've seen cube which was very original with average acting and character development.This film is baaaad.
Plot was like a late saw movie except not funny (with dumb twists and some bad acting)
Coming from someone who loves Cube, I feel confident in saying that Hypercube managed to take everything good about the original and toss it out the window.The first thing that really upset me about Hypercube is it's uninteresting characters.
That would be reason enough not to make a sequel, but they went ahead to put in a very generic and uninteresting story.The only good thing I can really say about Hypercube is that it tried to something new and different.
In that respect, I think it would have been a lot better as a standalone movie since it wouldn't need to follow any rules set by the original film..
In this movie it's just "oh no its a poorly animated thing run away!!" and the characters just go through random doors to escape.I know I keep comparing this film to the first, that is because I need to emphasize: THIS MOVIE IS NOT LIKE THE FIRST ONE, AND ISNT GOOD ON ITS OWN.
Cube 2 was an immensely convoluted film with very few like able characters.
This movie isn't bad, but it has badly written characters, mediocre acting, and a decent story.
The way I see it, this movie removes some of the mystery with the original Cube, which is a little bit of a shame.
It's not even that the movie effects were bad or the acting was poorly done in any way, it's just that there is absolutely no point to any of it.
With no idea on why they are there, or how they got there, they must all work together to try and find a way out, but as strange things start to happen, they all start becoming more & more desperate.OK no beating about the bush here - Cube 2: Hypercube is the biggest load of dross and is arguably one of the worst movies you'll watch.
I believe Cube 2 was every bit as good as the first one, though the main idea had nothing new or original.
I did see the original "Cube" movie before seeing this sequel, though that was several years ago and my memory of it is getting fuzzy.