[film] Locke [23-Apr-14]
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Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) abandons his job to drive from Manchester (I think) to London for 'family reasons'. En route, in his shiny BMW, he makes and receives a number of phone calls. The end.
For a film with no action, that's effectively a monologue, there was a lot of tension. Tom Hardy (complete with Welsh accent) carried it off admirably.
Ivan Locke will not lie even when lying would be kind or convenient. He is the definition of painfully honest. He accepts responsibility: doesn't apologise for any of his mistakes. (I wonder if that is another aspect of honesty? He's not sorry?) And he is desperate to do the right thing, even when the price is everything that matters to him.
Morals of this story:
1. Do not get in a car with Ivan Locke. You will not feel safe. A certain amount of the tension, for me, was derived from his repeated lapses of attention. I do not think he was in a fit state to drive.
2. Do not go to Croydon. Bad things happen in Croydon.
(oh, and 3. Do not go to this film expecting a thriller. You will be disappointed.)
Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) abandons his job to drive from Manchester (I think) to London for 'family reasons'. En route, in his shiny BMW, he makes and receives a number of phone calls. The end.
For a film with no action, that's effectively a monologue, there was a lot of tension. Tom Hardy (complete with Welsh accent) carried it off admirably.
Ivan Locke will not lie even when lying would be kind or convenient. He is the definition of painfully honest. He accepts responsibility: doesn't apologise for any of his mistakes. (I wonder if that is another aspect of honesty? He's not sorry?) And he is desperate to do the right thing, even when the price is everything that matters to him.
Morals of this story:
1. Do not get in a car with Ivan Locke. You will not feel safe. A certain amount of the tension, for me, was derived from his repeated lapses of attention. I do not think he was in a fit state to drive.
2. Do not go to Croydon. Bad things happen in Croydon.
(oh, and 3. Do not go to this film expecting a thriller. You will be disappointed.)
