One review on 08 Jan 2022

UK 2013

Running time: 83 mins

Locke

Director : Steven Knight 

Setting: in his BMW
Summary: Building site manager drives to birth of his child whilst on the phone (handsfree on the M6) fielding problems at work and telling his wife about the other woman


Cast:

  • Tom Hardy  Ivan Locke (the only character seen)
  • Olivia Coleman  the mistress (voice only)


Aspect Ratio: 2.35 Widescreen

Colour: Colour

Sound: Dolby digital

Camera: Digital

Tech Notes: Camera : Digital. Dolby digital


Film Category

First Seen: Sat 8th Jan 2022
Catalogued: 9th Jan 2022

Synopsis

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Reviews

by rogerco on Sat 8th Jan 2022 DVD proj @ home

A boring drive down the M6 at night

Summary

Might have made a passable half hour radio play

Full review

A boring half story about a boring man.  There was nothing interesting about the character, why make a film about him? An attempt to make a technically clever film - only one person in shot and only one location with the story told through the medium of phone calls - but frankly what was the point. Might have made an ok half hour radio play, but has no merit as a film.

Gets a second star because I briefly worked as a concrete engineer and so knew some of the technical stuff he was talking about and met someone a bit like him.