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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Much like Vicenzo Natali's later film, "Nothing," "Cube" uses a highly unusual setup and setting to explore the characters who inhabit it. Seven strangers wake up in the titular cube with no knowledge of how they got there and no indication of what, if anything, they're expected to do. As they attempt to solve the apparent puzzle and escape, we learn what drives them and gradually see how the stress of the situation causes their true characters to emerge. In that respect, as a character study, I found "Cube" immensely interesting and even surprising. The character arcs are believable and well thought-out, and the dialogue supports them. I thought the casting was excellent as… Read more
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
I didn't really know what the movie was about before watching it (even reading the back of the DVD doesn't fully prepare you), but I'm a David Hewlett fan so I gave it a go. The opening sequence gives you a good idea of whether you've got the right sense of humor to enjoy the film -- it's rather Douglas Adams-esque in its off-kilteredness. David and Andrew are two guys whose lives are taking a spectacular turn for the worse when suddenly the entire world outside their house disappears. Nothing's left but vast, unending whiteness (or, y'know, nothing; hence the film's title). First they have to figure out what happened, and once they do, they deal with it in various ways that say a lot… Read more
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