Cube (1997)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Joan Leaven - The Math Student	Nicole de Boer
Helen Holloway - The Doctor	Nicky Guadagni	½
David Worth - The Architect	David Hewlett	½
Kazan - The Autistic Man	Andrew Miller	½
Alderson - The First Victim	Julian Richings
Rennes - The Fugitive	Wayne Robson	½
Quentin - The Cop	Maurice Dean Wint	½

Review

This cult classic is first and foremost a brilliant visual and atmospheric achievement by Canadian director Vincenzo Natali. The claustrophobic feel of the film is particularly remarkable when the limited budget with which it was produced is taken into account. Made during the toddler period of CGI-effects, Cube has some apparent weaknesses in the special effects department (notably the depiction of the outer shell towards the end), but for most of its running time, this is a stunning, suspenseful premise movie of the classic sort. The idea itself is effective, and although Natali and his writing crew never are able to come up with any philosophical or poetic conclusions of any particular inventiveness, Natali's direction is thoroughly delicate, making the film stylistically unmitigated.