Locke Review (2014)

Locke

  Time to review a small indie flick you probably haven't heard of. Locke, staring Tom Hardy, a phone, and a car.  

  Yep, you heard it, and I don't think anyone else would have been capable of carrying this movie as well as Hardy did. Tom's performance is genuinely moving and captivating in every way. For 80 minutes we have a guy with a problem, trying to prove to himself that he's not only a good person, but better than his father was.
  Tom Hardy's character has so much going on and his choice of using a Welsh, calming accent really adds a nice contrast to his anxiety driven state. Through just a single car ride, we see a man's entire life fall apart in the most heartbreaking ways. Everything about this movie just felt so authentic, like we had just bullied our way into the vulnerable private life of a man who on the outside seems very well put together.
  Tom Hardy's characters always have this gentle strength about them––his eyes the perfect amount of emotion to convey this protagonist's internal monologue. This makes it really easy for the audience to connect with him.

  The trailer portrays the film like an intense thriller. Locke is not that. It is an intimate drama about a man's life that Tom Hardy so brilliantly brings to life through his superb acting. I didn't want it to end. 5 out of 5 stars. (A Must See)