Locke
A24 | Release Date: April 25, 2014
7.7
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Generally favorable reviews based on 358 Ratings
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duncan1964Mar 23, 2015
As an exercise in filming its admirable, but this story of one mans car journey from the Midlands to London seems quite inconsequential. An unusually low key Tom Hardy does well in the lead, even if the Welsh accent was maybe a mistake, butAs an exercise in filming its admirable, but this story of one mans car journey from the Midlands to London seems quite inconsequential. An unusually low key Tom Hardy does well in the lead, even if the Welsh accent was maybe a mistake, but better are the actors on the end of his ever ringing mobile, who include Ben Daniels and Olivia Coleman. In the end there really isn't enough drama to sustain this to the end, unless you have an unhealthy interest in concrete… Expand
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JQLeitchJun 24, 2015
Beautifully shot and acted, especially Tom Hardy but it just felt a bit incomplete, I felt like I missed 30 minutes of it or something. This felt a bit experimental and wasn't executed brilliantly as everything takes place in a car, but itBeautifully shot and acted, especially Tom Hardy but it just felt a bit incomplete, I felt like I missed 30 minutes of it or something. This felt a bit experimental and wasn't executed brilliantly as everything takes place in a car, but it felt original. The writing however was just boring and unrealistic, Tom Hardy's character just throws away his life in an hour with little explanation.… Expand
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4
csw12Dec 24, 2014
A very unusual film that managed to be interesting without being entertaining. There isn't much here to like. Tom Hardy does his best to save a film that manages to have no climax, no new characters and spends an entire film with him in a carA very unusual film that managed to be interesting without being entertaining. There isn't much here to like. Tom Hardy does his best to save a film that manages to have no climax, no new characters and spends an entire film with him in a car talking on a hands free cell phone.… Expand
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LynAug 31, 2014
This is one of those unusual films that manages to be interesting without being entertaining. Kudos on the challenging concept -- guy's life & crises unfold as he talks on his car phone -- and the very good acting of Tom Hardy. But at times IThis is one of those unusual films that manages to be interesting without being entertaining. Kudos on the challenging concept -- guy's life & crises unfold as he talks on his car phone -- and the very good acting of Tom Hardy. But at times I found myself checking my email.… Expand
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6
lasttimeisawSep 27, 2014
This is Tom Hardy's one-man-show, in a literary sense, the entire film is exclusively shot in a car while he is driving to London at night, and taking successive phone calls (thanks to the convenient Bluetooth technology) and trying to keepThis is Tom Hardy's one-man-show, in a literary sense, the entire film is exclusively shot in a car while he is driving to London at night, and taking successive phone calls (thanks to the convenient Bluetooth technology) and trying to keep his life from tearing apart. And it is all because that he believes he is correcting his wrongs by making the right choice, even the risk is that he will lose everything he has, a well-paid job, a rosy career and a perfect family.
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5
DelwynAug 21, 2014
I don't think this movie deserves this good of a rating! You only see this dude in the car, calling people and talking **** it's all meaningless **** about his precious little life, like how much everything matters SO much and it's justI don't think this movie deserves this good of a rating! You only see this dude in the car, calling people and talking **** it's all meaningless **** about his precious little life, like how much everything matters SO much and it's just annoying... 5 points is quite generous still...… Expand
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triedandtrustedSep 19, 2014
OMG...listen I like art house movies more than most but really...2hrs of a someone in a car talking through the windscreen..
This would have been an excellent radio play but giving it a cinematic release was a waste of celluloid orOMG...listen I like art house movies more than most but really...2hrs of a someone in a car talking through the windscreen..
This would have been an excellent radio play but giving it a cinematic release was a waste of celluloid or digitalthingamigigy.
Yes Hardy's acting is excellent but there is absolutely no visual interest in the film - just endless shots of a man driving a car, talking about concrete and complex relationships and the odd shot of the M1 (motorway).
How can anyone in their right mind give it 10/10? @Thegodfatherson how much did they pay you to describe a file about a man driving a car, talking about concrete and complex relationships a " gritty, hard hitting"?
And @matteo " inspirational, tense, and unique..." WTF! Why can't people just be honest for once… Expand
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thewindowseatMay 20, 2015
Hardy has the chops to keep us intrigued for a bit, but that bored feeling does come in from time to time. He talks to himself, betweenst talking countless other times. I'm sure this looked better on paper via the screenplay, Imagine howHardy has the chops to keep us intrigued for a bit, but that bored feeling does come in from time to time. He talks to himself, betweenst talking countless other times. I'm sure this looked better on paper via the screenplay, Imagine how blown away those execs were...… Expand
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Judge_ReddJan 5, 2016
Ron Howard mentioned during a Reddit AMA Tom Hardy's award-worthy performance in Locke. Before viewing, I perused the reviews where it seemed the main concern was that it was boring. In the same scope as Buried, I optimistically expected toRon Howard mentioned during a Reddit AMA Tom Hardy's award-worthy performance in Locke. Before viewing, I perused the reviews where it seemed the main concern was that it was boring. In the same scope as Buried, I optimistically expected to make it halfway through the movie. At no point was I bored, rather enthralled. Hardy's acting is perfection, creating a tangible character aided by the voice of an excellent Adam Scott. The story won't change your life, but it was an entertaining movie to watch, done well given the style, and though the ending was somewhat obscure, you don't leave disappointed. The character, at times, seemed frustratingly cavalier, but perhaps differentiating from the audience expectation is part of what made Ivan Locke appear more real, making the story more intriguing to follow.… Expand
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5
JLuis_001Sep 7, 2017
For those who like fluid and direct narrative films, Locke will not be a movie that will catch their attention, but if they see this film as what it is, an artistic and cinematic exercise, one can understand and enjoy the film as an excellentFor those who like fluid and direct narrative films, Locke will not be a movie that will catch their attention, but if they see this film as what it is, an artistic and cinematic exercise, one can understand and enjoy the film as an excellent monologue of 90 minutes in which its protagonist gives a remarkable performance.… Expand
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GrantD243Jun 26, 2019
While I found the story itself to be a little meh, this is an absolute acting clinic by Tom Hardy. He literally carries this entire film on his shoulders.
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