Review of Locke

Locke (2013)
6/10
Tom Hardy shines in this plotless movie
19 October 2018
Tom Hardy gets to show off his acting talents in this movie. He is a one man army, and he carries this entire movie. I am a fan of Bane, I mean Tom Hardy, and always look forward to the next creative role that he takes.

Unfortunately this movie is rather bland. It takes place in a car and it is interesting for the first 20 minutes of so, but it just drags on and on. He talks to multiple people on the phone, he talks to himself, and he is always looking at his rearview like someone is trying to kill him ( which doesn't happen). The story is about him going to the hospital to see someone because of something from his past.

The color of the film is great, and the music is great, but unfortunately the movie is a little bit too long, even at only 85 minutes. They could have cut this down to 70 minutes and it would have had better pacing. You are literally just watching him sitting in the car for the whole movies, talking to people on the phone. Every once in a while they will have an outside pan shot of the car driving by, but it doesn't happen.

Tom Hardy is great, and if you want to see him at his best, go watch Bronson. His acting in that movie is terrific!
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