A movie that is based in one room with 10 characters. Wow doesn't sound like much of a movie. I was pleasantly surprised by Exam. Really a great movie with great characters and dialogue. It is smart well written and keeps you guessing the whole time. I caught a trailer of the movie on The Human Centipede I think and was very intrigued by the movie. And that we finally have it available in the US and on Netflix Watch Instantly it was one that I was going to make time to watch.
The movie is directed by Stuart Hazeldine and tells a story of 8 highly qualified candidates to join a secretive and powerful company. They are sat in a room with no windows and are told by the Invigilator (Colin Salmon) to answer one question and have 80 minutes to answer the question. They are told 3 rules that they must obey or be disqualified, don't speak to him or the guard in the room, don't soil their paper and they can't leave the room. Once the test begins they all turn over their papers to find them blank on the other side. They all seemed confused as there is no visible question. One of the candidates starts writing on her paper and is quickly kicked out of the room. Once the candidates realize that they can speak to each other they start to try and figure out what is the question and what is the answer. Then they start to discover its not what the Invigilator said it is what he didn't say.
It is not a fast paced thriller to keep you on the edge of your seat. It is a slow burn that slowly starts to unravel at a steady pace. The acting was superb in my opinion. The characters start to reveal their true personalities as the movie goes along. So the character development really kept me into the movie. I can say I really did enjoy the movie. I gave it 7/10.
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