
Leaving the construction site on the eve of a major project, construction manager Ivan Locke receives news that sends him driving the two hours from Birmingham to London, but even further from the life he once knew. Making the decision that he has to make, he then calls his wife, his sons, his co-workers and boss telling them the secret that he is bearing and trying to keep his job and family intact. But even more importantly, he will have to face himself and the choices he h... (Full plot summary below)
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Leaving the construction site on the eve of a major project, construction manager Ivan Locke receives news that sends him driving the two hours from Birmingham to London, but even further from the life he once knew. Making the decision that he has to make, he then calls his wife, his sons, his co-workers and boss telling them the secret that he is bearing and trying to keep his job and family intact. But even more importantly, he will have to face himself and the choices he has made.
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| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDavid N. ButterworthTogether, Knight and Hardy take us on an extraordinary journey. |
| TIME MagazineRichard Corliss[Hardy's performance is] the reason you'd see Locke, and the reason you may remember it fondly, long after the ride ends. |
| NUVO NewsweeklyEdward Johnson-OttLocke is a great looking and sounding tale of a man's (misguided?) quest to do the right thing. |
| People MagazineAlynda WheatBesides a compelling script and restrained directorial hand, it takes a marvelously talented actor to pull off that kind of high-wire act, and Hardy once again proves why he's one of the best of his generation. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceAs in real life, it's neither sweet nor uplifting, but it's a must-see. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaThat is the sum of writer/director Steven Knight's movie: a man, a car, a hands-free mobile device. And it is extraordinary. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayLocke is so distilled, such a pure example of cinematic storytelling, that it almost feels abstract. |
| Richard Roeper.comRichard RoeperIn writer-director Steven Knight’s mesmerizing jewel of film titled Locke, Tom Hardy is so brilliant we readily watch him drive a car and talk on the hands-free phone for virtually the entirety of the film — and it’s one of the more effortlessly intense and fascinating performances I’ve seen any actor give in recent memory. |
| SF WeeklyJonathan KieferDirectorially, Knight's austerity can seem at once like audacious confidence and like a lack of visual imagination. |
| Financial TimesAntonia QuirkeIt is a movie with a pace that never slackens, and yet still allows you to feel you're being given time to recollect, reflect, look about. |