a group of strangers find themselves trapped like lab rats in a maze of identical rooms filled with deadly traps that are only identifiable by a set of 9 digit serial numbers that might have a clue to which rooms are trapped and which rooms arent.
that is the key to the success of this film, its simplicity of a group of strangers struggling to survive in an unknown and potentially fatal situation.
the characters are well drawn and you instantly find yourself liking or hating them, and as such wishing them safety or death, the acting is good and the effects are great, especially for a low budget film.
throw in some nasty shock deaths and some very tense moments and we have a winner, the government conspiracy angle is a little old and tired but its not the driving force behind the film, its the humans who make the film and their struggles with each other as much as the titular cube they find themselves in that drive the film through to its heart breaking conclusion.
Film No 15 Its a boy/girl thing
another in a long line of body swap films, this time its the geeky girl and a jock football star who swap.
as is always the way they dont get on at the beginning, and whilst on a history school trip they have an argument in front of an ancient idol, the god of mischief, who deems it fit to swap the two bickering muppets around.
as is abundantly obvious from the opening scene they realize the errors of their ways and notice that they both mis judged each other.
romance blossoms and yada yada yada..........
where this film works, much like freaky friday is the winning performances of the two leads, both have a warmth and genuine affection for the characters.
there are some fantastically funny set pieces in between the obvious and cliche ridden story littered with some cracking one liners, and the timing of the two leads is perfect, its just such a shame that the overall story is pretty terrible and very very predictable.
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