Exhibit A offers a different take from horror films because it tackles issues concerning post-traumatic stress disorder brought about by life’s different problems. An original approach to the sub-genre of found footage films but fails the same way in which many others do at least it’s more palatable.
The cast includes a family of four, the father Andy, his mother Sheila, and their two children Judith and Joe. Judith is an older sister and receives a new handheld camera, so she uses it to document her life and even spy on her neighbors.
The family is content. To make things even better, Andy receives a promotion at his job, which allows them to finally make the move to their house by the sea. Things are suspicious Andy has a job secret that potentially is so horrific that it can destroy the family’s happiness as they know it.
This film more revolves around build up, which it does masterfully, until most of the story unfolds at the end. The lesser amount of details I provide, the better, but I would have to disclose that the cover art for the DVD is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen.
The King family is a blend of all sorts of actors. In my opinion, the most upsetting part of the movie is seeing Bradley Cole as Andy gradually slip further and further away from glory throughout the movie. At one point, he gets into a dance competition at a neighborhood party, which follows an interaction that is much more tense than it needs to be. The camera follows him for so long as everyone stares in complete disbelief while he makes a spectacle of himself.
In one of the other scenes, Andy is shown losing his temper more and more at Joe, who is failing to stage an embarrassing fall for the camera properly. Why? So they could use the recording on a clip show and make some cash off it. Everything about that was cringy, but I was still able to watch it, despite not fully knowing what his secret was until he had to reveal it towards the end. However, it became pretty clear when Judith found a box full of scratch-off cards in the shed.
It’s a one-of-a-kind idea tied with the familiar found-footage approach and is seldom boring. The only area that misses the mark for me is Judith and her obsessive infatuation with the neighbor. It’s no surprise when she is revealed to be a lesbian because the movie tries very hard to make it so clear!
The movie’s indie approach matches the content of the story perfectly. The dreary British weather always has a dark tone to the events. If you’re looking for a traditional happy ending, look somewhere else. Exhibit A is brutal in a way that is hard to watch and will leave you feeling quite bleak after.
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