A few thoughts: Visually interesting but somewhat lacking as far as story goes, this bottle horror drama has some intriguing set-ups and one particularly dark character arc. I'll just come out and say now that I really wish this movie had sprung for some better actors, as there are more than a handful of moments that are completely impaired by the weak cast, with the aforementioned character (which was handled really well otherwise) played by probably the weakest actor in the bunch. I sort of enjoyed the Kafkaesque nature of the non-story in certain ways, but I have to admit I was pretty disappointed by the revelation of what purpose the Cube actually served. It could have easily become 'Saw' (it still left an evident mark on that future franchise), but instead took a less direct path, and I have to appreciate the film for that. It felt lacking, but never cheap or ham-handedly over-the-top with any contrived messages. It just puts characters in a place and watches them slowly fail. Pretty cool.
People who watch torture porn movies and think they would be better if they more closely resembled dystopians. It's not fun, but it has a deserved following.
My grade: C-
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