joshywhatheck Review of Cube

Cube (2021)

Don't expect it to copy the original. And no, it is not like the original.

[8/10 · 2 January 2023]

For some reason reviewers on this site are adamant on remakes being "faithful" to the original. They want crazy CGI and super scary horror scenes (not that the original was scary at all... can we talk about that? People complain that the remake doesn't fit the horror genre when the original wasn't in the first place), but unfortunately for them, this movie doesn't deliver on that. It does, however, deliver on other fronts that actually make the movie a worthwhile watch, like more drama, better character development, a more interesting ending, etc. What bothers me the most is that people complain about the introduction of backstory that occurs outside the Cube when all it does is give more insight on a character's motivation. There was never a "magic" of only seeing the Cube in the first place, so don't pretend like it mattered.