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Cube (1997)
Cool premise; poor acting.
All things considered, this is a movie worth checking out if you're a fan of mind-bending sci-fi flicks and, more importantly, aren't turned off by terrible acting. And let me be clear; the acting is awful.
Save for the guy who plays "the Ren" (or is it "the Wren"?), I found every actor to be amateurish and oftentimes annoying. Subtlety isn't a strong suit for any of them, but neither is the "over-the-top" mode that a few of them seemingly default to. Unfortunately, this is a movie with a lot of dialogue and interaction between characters, so the poor acting is constantly in your face.
To be fair, I'd never seen any of the actors (save for the Ren) in a movie prior to this one, which makes me think they might not've been very experienced when they made this movie. Also, I imagine the budget wasn't huge for this one, which probably limited the powers that be from hiring more experienced/talented actors. Still, it had to be mentioned.
All that said, I think I'd recommend this to hardcore fans of sci-fi movies who value plot more than acting.
Sinister Squad (2016)
Very, very bad.
If you are someone who appreciates high-quality cinema, this movie is definitely not for you.
The acting is bad, the directing is worse, and overall, this film is amateur hour. Whether it's the nonsensical plot, the blatant (yet poorly executed) attempts at copying Suicide Squad, the bizarre "Alice In Wonderland" sub-theme, or the random "circus clown" sound effects added with no rhyme or reason, this thing is all types of wrong.
I downloaded this film knowing it would most likely be terrible, with the hopes that the unintentional humor would make it worthwhile, but I had to stop watching it after 10 minutes. The movie intentionally tries to be off-kilter and funny, but all it ended up doing was giving me a headache.
Save your time and energy.