Rating of
2.5/4
Cube
FilmCrave User - wrote on 10/11/20
This movie is psychological thriller, but different than most others of this genre. It consists of 6 mostly stereotypical characters who wake up to find themselves trapped in this maze of cubes. It's basically a character study, and we see each characters' skills emerge as the movie develops. You have Quentin, (the only African American in the "tough guy" former cop role), Holloway, the woman scientist, Levin, the math genius nerdy guy, Rennes, the escape specialist, Worth, the architect of the "cube" building, and, last but certainly NOT least, Kazan, the character on the autism spectrum. They are trapped in a "hope killing maze" and need to rely on each other to try to get out. Needless to say, the least likely to survive is the ultimate survivor. We never know WHY the characters were ever placed in the circumstances they found themselves in, but they had to come together and put their faith in each other in order to attempt to survive. All in all, an unusual twist in a movie filled with psychologist tension and a bit of a surprising ending.
