2013 · drama · minimalist · one-location
Locke
Directed by Steven Knight1h 25m2013
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.
Our read: Locke (2013) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · minimalist · one-location entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Locke counts for a challenge
Sombre, steady, measured drama / minimalist, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- intense
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How Locke feels to watch.
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“You want one-man-one-car integrity drama carried entirely by Tom Hardy.”
Skip it tonight — You need visual variety and can't sit through eighty-five minutes of phone calls.
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