Review of Exam (2009) by Paul N — 03 Apr 2011

I can't remember the last time I was let down so much by a weak ending! The setup- 8 Candidates enter an exam to work for an company. You are not told what company but it's obvious that these guys are a global powerhouse.

A small room with 8 desks with a pen and paper. When they turn over their paper the page is blank and thus the real story begins. The concept is excellent and the first 2 thirds of the film is brilliant, I thought I was onto something special here.

Then the ending/explanation came. And I hated it. Not only is it over-explained, it's also too far fetched and just damn right ridiculous. They could have done so many different things and what they came up with sucked.

Hard to say without giving it away but I didn't think it kept in line with the dark tone of the whole film up to that point. Still a film you should see, such a shame they ruined what should have been an unforgettable conclusion.