Synopsis
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.
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Cast
- Tom HardyIvan Locke
- Ruth WilsonKatrina (voice)
- Andrew ScottDonal (voice)
- Olivia ColmanBethan (voice)
- Tom HollandEddie (voice)
- Ben DanielsGareth (voice)
- Bill MilnerSean (voice)
- Alice LoweSister Margaret (voice)
- Danny WebbCassidy (voice)
- Lee RossPC Davids (voice)
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
No less impressive than the narrative mastery here, however, is the technical execution of this bold minimalist experiment. - 83
The Playlist
A very impressive film, one that can only increase the esteem in which both Knight and Hardy are held. - 80
The Telegraph
If you are asking an audience to listen to one man talking for an hour and a half, you had better make sure he is worth listening to, and minute-by-minute, Hardy has you spellbound. - 80
Time Out London
A masterclass in how the most local, most hemmed-in stories can reverberate with the power of big, universal themes. - 80
Variety
This ingeniously executed study in cinematic minimalism has depth, beauty and poise. - 80
Empire
There are films to see on huge screens, but this is one that almost cries out for a small cinema, surrounded by total blackness. It’s a daring experiment brilliantly executed, with Tom Hardy giving one of the performances of his career. - 80
CineVue
Locke never shies away from from thrusting 21st concepts of masculinity into the full glare of the high beams, exposing its morally complex protagonist at his most vulnerable before triumphantly rebuilding him from the foundations upwards. Don't miss it. - 63
Slant Magazine
The literalizing of Ivan Locke's hidden self and his inability to master it ultimately exposes the film as the squarest kind of theater: drama therapy.
