Directed by:
Stuart HazeldineScreenplay:
Stuart HazeldineCinematography:
Tim WoosterComposer:
Stephen BartonCast:
Gemma Chan, Luke Mably, Pollyanna McIntosh, Jimi Mistry, Colin Salmon, Chukwudi Iwuji, Nathalie Cox, Adar Beck, John Lloyd FillinghamVOD (1)
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Like Saw for corporate go-getters, in EXAM eight young people vying for a sought-after job are locked together in a room and given one hour to finish their exam. But the exam is a blank piece of paper and the eight candidates soon realize their only competition isn’t a Q&A but each other. (official distributor synopsis)
Reviews (2)
The first 40 minutes are very above average, after that the film slides into average and doesn't offer much interesting stuff. It could have been grittier, smarter and overall more intense. Fortunately I wasn't bored, but it's not a 4* film. 60%
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I always look forward to films with a premise like this and they rarely disappoint, almost all of them manage to exploit the topic in at least some of their runtime. Exam wasn’t any different, the first half hour is a lot of fun, the characters behave like I would in a similar situation, and their ideas make sense. But then things fall apart when the film takes a very contrived path only in order to be be more a thriller than an entertaining drama. A great thriller with sophisticated character psychology? Maybe the first 30 minutes, after that, not even close.
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