CUBE

Synopsis: Six ordinary strangers awaken to find themselves in a seemingly endless maze of interlocking cubical chambers armed with lethal booby traps. Without food or water, they have only a few days to live. None of them knows how or why they've been imprisoned, but soon discover that each possesses a skill that could contribute to their escape. As they work together to extricate themselves from their claustrophobic cell, one thing becomes painfully clear - unless they learn to cooperate to solve the secrets of this deadly trap, none of them has very long to live.

Wow. After reading that blurb from the back of the DVD case I was hooked. Nothing could stop me from watching this movie. It's what I call a movie that has amazing potential for my tastes. But I still had to cross my fingers that it would work and not totally suck. Not every movie with great potential turns out well- especially ones with low budgets like CUBE. However, I was delighted that the movie was pretty darn good. Bare in mind, it's a very low budget movie. The entire thing was shot in 1 room. Literally. But the characters, the acting, and my enthusiasm for survival suspense held the movie together quite well in my opinion.

Lurking around each corner of the CUBE is a booby trap waiting to kill off another one of the hamsters. Who will die first? Who will be next? Will anyone make it out alive?

I love that as the movie progresses the turn of events shifts away from what you'd expect. I also love that each player has a story and a reason for being included. The group needs everyones skills to survive; for some it takes the entire movie to learn what that skill may be, and of course, some don't make it far enough to lend much help. That's the greatness of the CUBE.

Cast:

Leaven (Nicole de Boer) is a student still in college. She's a math whiz and a sweetheart.



Holloway (Nicky Guadagni) is a divorced doctor. She's caring and compassionate for others.



Worth (David Hewlet) is an architect. He's single and does not fully appreciate life. He may have had a hand in building the CUBE.



Kazan (Andrew Miller) has autism. The others view him as more of a liability than any help. But little do they know, his skill may be the most important of all.


Rennes (Wayne Robson) is an escape artist currently running from the law. He knows a lot about the trap mechanisms used within the CUBE.



Quentin (Maurice Dean Wint) is a police officer. He's a take charge man with little concern for hurting anyones feelings.



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First Victim: Rennes. He misjudges a room as safe and gets sprayed with a flesh-burning, acid booby trap.

Second Victim: Holloway. When the group reaches the edge of the CUBE they fashion a rope with their clothes to climb down. She volunteers to go first. The rope proves useless and as Quentin is pulling her back up he loses his mind and lets her drop into the darkness.

Third Victim: Leaven. Leaven, Worth and Kazan abandon Quentin because he's acting insane. They think they lost him when he sneaks up behind out of nowhere and impales Leaven with a rod.

Fourth Victim: Quentin. They just so happen to be in the final room when Quentin attacks. He kills Leaven and stabs Worth. Then as Quentin's climbing out, Worth holds his legs inside the CUBE room. Half of Quentin is in the CUBE and half is out. The CUBE then begins to rotate and cuts Quentin in half.

Fifth Victim: Worth. Worth is fatally wounded and now still stuck in the CUBE as the exit room rotates back to the beginning.

Survivor: Kazan. Right before Quentin was ripped in half, Kazan had made it out. So Yea, the handicapped guy made it - don't write those angry letters, people.