OK so the first Cube movie was extremely well made for its budget, and was a thrill ride all the way through! Compared to this movie it is an excellent movie. This movie isn't bad, but it has badly written characters, mediocre acting, and a decent story. It is pretty interesting to watch this movie, but it doesn't come close to being as good as the first one, because when it actually has its good moments, the mediocre acting and badly written characters come and haunt the good moments! You can blame the mediocre acting at the bad writing.Its worth the watch if you enjoyed the first one, but don't think its nearly as good.

This film is an appalling load of hogwash. and not the kind that makes you laugh, chortling at how bad the film actually is, it's the kind that just leaves a pit in your stomach and makes you re-evaluate those hours you'll never get back watching the cube 2: hyper cube. There are a few main pointers I'd like to point out that really make this film stink.Budget is floppy, and it shows. the CGI is lousy. - I understand that the actors received praise for tension and attention to lines, but it really doesn't show - acting is meh at best. - The biggest no-no for me was the EXACT SAME PLOT as the previous film - there's little to no difference and it follows a boring horror plot line that is almost always repeated in horror films - someone dies as the introduction, group of people, one goes mad and kills the others, one escapes and dies, fin. I'm not making this up, this can be seen in some of the paranormal activity titles, grave encounters one and two, Chernobyl Diaries and more that I can't be bothered to name. - It's a sad sad failure. I know this just seems blind, but hold with me - there are bad films that are good.. and then there are films that are trying so hard but miss the mark and just leave you feeling disappointed (Hint hint, which one does this film fall into?)Overall this film is a waste of your time and energy unless you have never seen a low-budget gore/horror film before. The editing is lousy as are the effects, the CGI is laughable and it just doesn't hit the high bar of modern film-making.

This movie begins with some awful, vague, confusing cross cutting, in a style I absolutely hate, luckily it pretty quickly moves on to inside the cube. That's what we wanna see, right? Yeah.So, a bunch of strangers wake up inside a strange cube, and, mystery, drama and horror(kind of) follows. It's not super entertaining, but there's some cool stuff here. The effects are not exactly top notch, for the most part they look like something you could pretty easily do with a normal computer and After effects today. Yeah, they are pretty bad. With less cheap special effects, a little more consistent writing, and tighter direction, this could have been pretty good though. Well, better. The way I see it, this movie removes some of the mystery with the original Cube, which is a little bit of a shame. Couple of continuity errors regarding shaving, that slightly annoyed me, haha, but I don't really care that much about that stuff, but I wanted to mention it anyway. So yeah, if you're a huge fan of the original cube you might like this, or you might hate it. The original is way, way, way, better. That one is pretty awesome, this is not.

I admit to being a huge fan of the CUBE trilogy. The first film is obviously the best, vicious and exciting in its simplicity, while the third, CUBE ZERO, is an interesting idea that takes the form of a prequel. CUBE 2: HYPERCUBE is a straightforward sequel to the first film, with significant changes that make a difference.Although a number of characters are once again trapped inside a cube, the emphasis this time around isn't on solving puzzles and avoiding traps. Instead the characters must figure out a way to escape from their prison and to avoid the impending death which follows them at all times. There's lots of tension and interplay between the various characters, as before, and I liked the acting from the unknown cast which carries the story along.There are some good twists here, especially with the climax that heads into the fourth dimension, although with a little blood and death for people who like that kind of thing. The special effects are very average on a low budget but as usual it's the ideas which make this film work. It's not on the level of CUBE but I do appreciate the fact that they did something different instead of just doing a slavish copy for a sequel.