EXAM trailer fails simple test
EXAM trailer fails simple test
Dec 05
I prefer the idea of a trailer teasing at what could be, enticing me to want to see more without needing to show me snippets of every argument, gun-fling, punch and one-liner. The trailer for UK writer-director Stuart Hazeldine’s debut feature Exam (January 8 2010) looked damn interesting until the last 30 seconds or so…
Still, the film holds promise to potentially deliver another claustrophobic thriller to the ranks, cashing in on reality TV shows like The Apprentice. Hopefully there’s some subtle tongue-in-cheek swipes at such rubbish television in the process.
The new official one-sheet also landed online recently:
Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless room, an Invigilator gives them eighty minutes to answer one simple question. He outlines three rules they must obey or be disqualified: don’t talk to him or the armed guard by the door, don’t spoil their papers and don’t leave the room. He starts the clock and leaves. The candidates turn over their question papers, only to find they’re completely blank. After the initial confusion has subsided, one frustrated candidate writes ‘I believe you should hire me because…,’ and is promptly ejected for spoiling. The remaining candidates soon figure out they’re permitted to talk to each other, and they agree to cooperate in order to figure out the question: then they can compete to answer it. At first they suspect the question may be hidden in their papers like a security marker in a credit card, and they figure out ways to change their environment to expose the hidden words. But light, liquids and other plans all come to naught. Soon enough, the candidates begin to uncover each other’s background, prejudices and hidden agendas. Tensions rise as the clock steadily descends towards zero, and each candidate must decide how far they are willing to go to secure the ultimate job.
source: Empire
