There seems a lot of love for this film, and I'm not entirely sure why. It is an original concept for sure and is executed on a shoe-string budget. It has certainly influenced other films in this genre over the years such as Saw. However, just because the central idea is pretty good one, there are so many other aspects that need to be present - characters, dialogue and some level of performance.
Strangers are trapped in a box. There's no explanation why, and maybe there doesn't need to be. But Cube jumps straight in making some assumptions that we know these people and empathise with them instantly. But it is impossible to do so, save for the maths genius. There needs to be some kind of hook for you to want these people to get out, you need to care. But sadly, you just don't. Each of them are two-dimensional characters that have no heart. The plot could've been so much better. It sadly becomes incredibly predictable.
But the real shame of this film is the acting. Oh my goodness it is bad. It feels like the movie-makers have just picked up people from the street and given them brief character introduction to work with and shoved them on set. It is bad, really bad.
My rating for his would have been a whole lot lower, save for the original idea which is a really good one, it is just executed really badly.
Strangers are trapped in a box. There's no explanation why, and maybe there doesn't need to be. But Cube jumps straight in making some assumptions that we know these people and empathise with them instantly. But it is impossible to do so, save for the maths genius. There needs to be some kind of hook for you to want these people to get out, you need to care. But sadly, you just don't. Each of them are two-dimensional characters that have no heart. The plot could've been so much better. It sadly becomes incredibly predictable.
But the real shame of this film is the acting. Oh my goodness it is bad. It feels like the movie-makers have just picked up people from the street and given them brief character introduction to work with and shoved them on set. It is bad, really bad.
My rating for his would have been a whole lot lower, save for the original idea which is a really good one, it is just executed really badly.