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Cube (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 30 Fresh: 18  Rotten:12 Average Rating: 6.1/10

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Runtime: 90 mins

Synopsis: Six ordinary people (student, ex-con, engineer, social worker, cop, mentally handicapped) are trapped in a maze of interlocking cubes with no apparent way out. They have no recollection of how they got there or why they were chosen. They have no food or water and upon further investigation... Six ordinary people (student, ex-con, engineer, social worker, cop, mentally handicapped) are trapped in a maze of interlocking cubes with no apparent way out. They have no recollection of how they got there or why they were chosen. They have no food or water and upon further investigation discover some of the rooms are booby trapped with creative devices of destruction. After the initial panic, they come to realize that each person possesses a unique ability which may aid in their safe navigation through the rooms and a possible escape. Can they overcome personal conflict and work together? Interesting set design, moody lighting, and creative computer generated imagery add to the claustrophobic feeling of Vincenzo Natali's film, which was a hit at several festivals in 1997. [More]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Julian Richings, Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller

Director: Vincenzo Natali
Screenwriter: Andre Bijelic, Vincenzo Natali, Graeme Manson
Producer: Medra Meh, Betty Orr

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 4, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Vincenzo Natali - Director
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Interview with Nicole de Boer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Storyboards
  • Set Design
  • F/X Artwork

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02/09/06
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With its enigmatic and simple premise, this works best as a series of nerve-stretching suspense sequences as the characters try to get past the killing traps.

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01/01/00
Kim Newman
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Nem mesmo os diálogos pedestres e as atuações medianas conseguem destruir o interesse gerado por um conceito interessante, ainda que mal desenvolvido.

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Pablo Villaca
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01/24/04
Mark Freeman
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A good idea mostly ruined.

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06/24/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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One of the smartest, most nail-biting thrillers in EON's

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04/27/03
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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Cube is a film boxed in by its own intriguing central premise.

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04/12/03
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine
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01/27/03
Mark Palermo
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The film's clever gimmick holds up well, despite a cold, clinical tone.

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01/11/03
Rob Vaux
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Shlomo Schwartzberg
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04/12/02
Globe and Mail
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For the six trapped characters in this film their own warps are their worst enemies.

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03/02/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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02/14/01
James O'Ehley
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Cube was named best Canadian debut feature at Toronto last year, and there's no questioning Natali, clearly a visionary, is an important new talent.

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02/14/01
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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01/01/01
Robert Roten
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Surprisingly gripping.

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01/01/00
Anita Gates
New York Times
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