60
Cube is essentially a glossy, beautifully designed 90-minute Twilight Zone episode.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
70
The New York Times by Anita Gates
Cube, the story in question, proves surprisingly gripping, in the best ''Twilight Zone'' tradition.
50
San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Graham
Cube falls into the dreaded trap of allegory -- aaaaaargh! -- and the clunky dialogue makes a midnight bull session seem brilliant by comparison.
50
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
The characters are stereotypes and the psychology is simplistic, but the movie builds an effective sense of claustrophobic menace that thriller fans may enjoy.
80
Although character arcs are a little too abruptly truncated as the story moves, Natali never fumbles the big picture.
90
For his first feature, Canadian director Vincenzo Natali has, like the setting of his film, created a complex piece of work around an essentially simple foundation.
40
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
It's an existential, Kafka-esque nightmare with no real resolution, although if you've been biding your time waiting to see some high-strung, ham-handed bickering on-screen, this is your A-ticket.
50
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
This very Canadian thriller (i.e., no humor, lots of literal-minded future-shock portentousness) certainly does a number on you, though not necessarily a pleasurable one.
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Rick Groen
With its confined setting and its existential predicament, the picture owes an ostensible debt to the likes of Pinter and Kafka and Pirandello -- you know, Six Characters in Search of an Author, or, failing that, just getting the hell out of this weird place.
60
With basically a single set and a limited cast, the producers get the most of their limited budget, particular with a couple of spectacular death scenes.