Locke

On a minimum of space, there are quite a lot of emotions, for which, rather than the clumsy script (hysterics on the phone, talking to oneself in the rearview mirror?), the great Tom Hardy is responsible. Then there is also the best advertisement for the BMW multimedia interface in recent years and a few neon lights taken digitally to give it atmosphere. But there is no reason to dwell on it too much. It lacks "substance" and it’s far from solid. (28/06/2015)

The line between happiness and damnation can be dangerously fragile. Nothing groundbreaking, but nevertheless unique in the way it presents to the viewer the theme of the total inner disintegration of a balanced personality; from the first person, in the closed world of one car, where the work and personal lines of a major life transition collide over the phone, changing the protagonist's life from hour to hour. The conversations are well-written and give ample space to portray the psychological and emotional levels of Tom Hardy, whose performance again beautifully complements the depressing narrative tone and adds an unadorned authenticity to everything. (01/02/2017)

Tom Hardy can fully demonstrate why he is such a great actor. The camera focuses only on him the whole time, we don't see anyone else. To carry the entire film like this is an art and only a few actors can do it. Like Robert Redford, for example. Tom Hardy also belongs to them, and even though it's actually a relatively simple story and no epic things are addressed, it's still thrilling. An hour and a half of one person's life. It shows that our lives are not boring at all. (07/08/2014)

A road movie with a depressing aftertaste. Hardy and his BMW never leave the screen and just watching the suffering in the face of the former is worth it. A self-confident person slips slowly into being a mental wreck, but you don’t find out if he goes over the edge until the end. One mistake, one road, one bad day. Donald, don’t trust God when it comes to concrete! (04/08/2014)

Hardy just needs to be placed in a car, given a quality script, and he will conjure up a minimalist acting concert for you through phone calls that will slowly wrap you around his finger. Ivan Locke loses everything he has built during a single - not even two-hour - drive (literally). I enjoyed slowly figuring out what kind of person Ivan really is. Although I found him quite likable - especially through phone calls where he discussed matters related to the upcoming massive construction project involving concrete pouring - I rather empathized with the people in his closest circle (wife, children, "mistress") whom he manipulated without fully realizing that he was doing many things wrong. Instead, he lied to himself, convincing himself that he had only made one mistake, and even for noble reasons. But the world is not black and white, and his character is too complex to unequivocally say whether he is a good or bad person. And that's why Locke feels so real and convincing. (19/06/2018)