10. Exam (Tubi)
I went through the extensive catalogue of Tubi (which is 100% free btw so check it out), which has so much stuff on it, and I just kind of picked something at random. I saw Chukwudi Iwuji, Colin Salmon, and Gemma Chan were in this, and theyre all actors I really enjoy so I thought Id give it a shot.
Exam is about a group of business people who get gathered into a room and must answer one question. Thats all.
I mean, its not really thats all because it becomes a giant mess pretty quickly. They just have a piece of paper, a desk, and an empty room with one security guard. It feels more like some kind of wonky escape room deal than anything else. Its mostly just interactions between an annoying group of business professionals and it all devolves in a way that I personally didnt find all that satisfying.
It gets antagonistic and violent eventually, and it kind of loses sight of what this is supposed to be and I lost interest pretty quick because they arent even engaging with the goal of it all. And it brings in a pandemic plot which was fine, I guess, but ultimately it just really turned needlessly into a film that goes away from the premise for a while before looping back in at the very end.
And I think the ending is suitably satisfying. I didnt expect it coming and I felt like it was worth it (except for some hokey bullshit that makes up one part of the ending but I digress). It has a weird montage of them talking that doesnt really make sense in context so that was a bit odd too.
Oh and Gemma Chan is in this for all of one minute and I saw this was one of her first ever film roles, so I guess that tracks.
In any case, I think this might be worth a watch. I wanted it to be better than it was, but I do appreciate the good parts of it. Check it out if you want this sort of mystery with a solid payoff.
Rating: 6/10
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