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In a locked-down classroom, a group of university students sits for what should be a routine multiple-choice exam. But the questions on the paper aren't academic — they're personal, threatening, and increasingly fatal. As the clock ticks, students start dying in ways that mirror their answers, and it becomes clear the killer is sitting at one of the desks. With no phones, no exits, and the test still in progress, the survivors must deduce which of them is marking more than just bubbles.
Multiple Choice (2026) Review: A Sprint Through Slash-and-Satire
At a brisk 15 minutes, Multiple Choice (2026) doesn't have time for slow burns — it sprints. Nicole Surette-Bourque's Canadian short drops a handful of students into a classroom where a multiple-choice exam becomes a death sentence, blending slasher mechanics with dark academic satire. The premise is hooky: one test, one killer among the examinees, and a ticking clock that matches the runtime. But ambition and execution don't always align in such a compressed frame.
Direction and Tone
Surette-Bourque (who co-writes with Tessa Harvey) stages the action almost entirely in one room, a constraint she mostly turns into tension. The fluorescent lighting and sterile desks become a pressure cooker, and the kills — when they arrive — are practical, messy, and inventively tied to test-taking tropes. A sharpened No. 2 pencil never looked so menacing. The comedy lands in spurts: a student debating whether "C" is statistically the safest guess while blood pools nearby is the film's sharpest gag. But the tonal seesaw between genuine dread and broad parody sometimes wobbles; a few beats feel like sketch comedy stretched thin rather than horror sharpened by wit.
Performances and Character
With nine credited students and only 15 minutes, characterization is necessarily shorthand. Nicole Grace Goddard's Mikayla anchors the ensemble with a watchable mix of panic and pragmatism, while Natan Halili's Theo gets the closest thing to an arc. The rest of the cast — Emily C.R. Lawrence, Nyla Santos, Ongkush Banik, Lucas Shin, Abigail Laurens, and the trio of students played by Corey Tang, Emmerson Derbyshire, and Venus Doody-Leween — do solid work with archetypes (the overachiever, the slacker, the suspect-quiet-one). You won't remember their backstories because there aren't any; the script treats them as variables in a lethal equation. That's a fair choice for a short, but it caps emotional investment.
Who Should Watch
Horror completists curious about micro-budget ingenuity, fans of single-location thrillers like Exam (2009) or the classroom segment of Tales from the Hood, and anyone who's ever fantasized about their scantron fighting back. The 14A rating (roughly PG-13) keeps gore suggestive rather than gratuitous, making it a potential gateway short for younger genre fans. Just don't expect a feature's depth — this is a concept piece, polished but slight.
Pros
- Inventive kills tied to exam mechanics
- Effective single-location tension on a micro budget
- Nicole Grace Goddard's grounded lead performance
- Sharp satirical jabs at academic pressure
- Practical effects punch above the runtime's weight
Cons
- Runtime too short for meaningful character development
- Tonal shifts between horror and comedy occasionally clash
- Ensemble cast reduced to archetypes with no backstory
- Mystery resolution feels rushed rather than earned
- Limited replay value once the central twist is known
Verdict
A clever, tightly wound short that wrings solid tension from its single-room premise, even if its 15-minute limit leaves character and comedy undercooked. Worth a watch for horror short enthusiasts, but don't expect a classic.
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Frequently Asked
Is Multiple Choice (2026) worth watching?
If you enjoy micro-budget horror shorts with high-concept premises, yes — it delivers 15 minutes of creative kills and classroom tension. Casual viewers may find it too slight for a standalone watch.
What is Multiple Choice (2026) about?
A group of students takes a multiple-choice exam where wrong answers get them killed, and the killer is revealed to be one of their own. It's a single-location slasher with dark comedy undertones.
Is Multiple Choice (2026) suitable for kids?
No. The film carries a 14A certification (Canadian equivalent of PG-13) for violence, gore, and thematic intensity. It's not appropriate for young children.
How long is Multiple Choice (2026)?
The film runs exactly 15 minutes — it's a theatrical short, not a feature-length movie.
Who directed Multiple Choice (2026)?
Nicole Surette-Bourque directed and co-wrote the film with Tessa Harvey. It's a Canadian production shot in English.
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