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Exam (2009)
1 exam, no question and 80 minutes to answer it
I got the opportunity to watch Exam a couple of days ago and was I ever blown away by it! The movie takes place in a single room where an exam is being held for recruitment by a prestigious company. 8 people are given 80 minutes to answer a question that they don't know. The rules are simple: they can't talk to the invigilator or the guard, they can't choose to leave the room nor can they spoil the single sheets of paper they've each been given without getting disqualified. Exam revolves around these 8 people trying to find the single question, the answer to which holds the potential to change their lives.
The moment the story kicked in, which it did almost as soon as the movie started, I was glued to the screen. The story moved forward and the interest kept growing. None of the people tell their actual names. They just go by White, Black, Brown, Blonde, Brunette, Dark and Deaf. Although everyone acted wonderfully, special credit goes to Luke Mably (White) and Adar Beck (Dark). Almost halfway through the movie, I realized Jimi Mistry (Brown) hadn't done anything other than brooding and the occasional dialogue but he makes a good comeback in the second half and doesn't disappoint. Others kind of blend in and make it all come together.
I felt it was a very intellectually enjoyable movie that keeps you confused about the whereabouts of the question. Overall, I'd have to give it a 9. So
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Definitely, Maybe (2008)
One man, three women. Who to choose?
Definitely, maybe is about a divorced man Will Hayes (Ryan Renolds) whose daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), is interested in his life before his marriage and pushes him to tell her about how he and her mother met. He makes a deal with her: he'd tell her all about the 3 affairs he had before his marriage but change the names of the women and she has to guess which one he married
and so begins the story of the roller-coaster that is his love life! I've always liked Ryan Renolds and he does not disappoint. Neither does Abigail Breslin for that matter. Rachael Wiesz falters a bit at times but Isla Fischer and Elizabeth Banks play their roles finely as the three affairs.
It gets really slow at a point which makes you think, "when will it end already?!" but then it twists and you get stuck to it again. Is it a great movie? Well, definitely not Oscar material but worth a watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It's a feel-good movie that'll have you feeling good by the time it ends.