EXAM is a 2009 Released
psychological thriller movie directed by Stuart hazeldine. It’s a short budget
movie which set in a room and has only few characters. It has a running time of
only 101 minutes. Even though the budget is small the movie had a good box
office collection.
DATAPREV, a famous company,
conducts a recruitment to a particular position.8 candidates are appearing for
the selection procedure. An exam is the only barrier to their dream job. The
exam hall has separate desks for each and each desk have a question paper. The
representative of the company approaches them and explains the rules to them.
There is only one question and the exam is for 80 minutes. No one should try to
contact the invigilator or the guard at the door; No one should leave the hall.
He leaves after asking if they have any questions. After the exam started, they
recognize that the question paper is blank. But as per the rules they can’t
communicate with the invigilator or guard. They become tensed and confused. Later,
unexpected things happen to begin in the exam hall. What happened there? Why
there is no question? Who wins? Who conducts the exam?
The minute point is that it gets
bored for the first thirty to forty minutes, not for all but for those who
expects a straight away action type. The scene gets heated up after that. More
thrilling element arouses and makes you engaged. Still a mere loop hole of
direction and script makes it less intriguing. Story, the strong factor for a
short room thriller like this, has several logical mistakes. At some points we
may ask ourselves why it is happening or is there a better way or is it really
possible type of questions. Well, surprisingly, the script too fails to answer
or convey a logical idea. The direction is not up to the level, cinematography
and music are average.
It is interesting based on its
thrilling elements and mystery mood it keeps, suspense and twists. It is a onetime
watchable movie for thriller mystery lovers. Anyway it won't be a great loss
even if you not watched. But for thrilling experience it is good.
Thriller fans should try.
Our rating: 7.5/10
