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Cube
CUBE 一度入ったら、最後
2021 108 min Japan R 16+
★5.3
Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction
Director: Yasuhiko Shimizu
🎭 Based on
«Cube»
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Description
Six complete strangers with widely varying personalities are involuntarily placed in an endless maze of interlocking cube-shaped rooms containing deadly traps.
Starring
Tokio Emoto
Actor
Masaki Okada
Actor
Takumi Saitô
Actor
Key opinion
This Japanese remake of the 1997 classic is generally viewed as an inferior imitation that fails to recapture the tension or character depth of the original. While some find it a watchable, competent genre piece, most critics agree that the theatrical acting and uninspired execution prevent it from standing on its own.
| Acting | The acting style is overly theatrical and bordering on hysterical, failing to reach the standards of the original series or other contemporary Asian cinema. | |
| Adaptation | The film functions as a formulaic, straightforward adaptation that fails to improve upon or surpass the scope of the 1997 original. | |
| Production | The technical execution of the traps and deaths feels inferior and dated compared to modern expectations and the practical ingenuity of the original. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay fails to provide sufficient character development, leaving most figures feeling vague and unengaging compared to the original's incremental reveals. | |
| Pacing | Opinions on pacing are divided: some appreciate the brisk, single-location narrative flow, while others find the editing jarring and the quick shifts in action disorienting. |