We spend the entire film inside the car of Ivan Locke as he heads down the motorway. Throughout this journey we learn the story of Locke a concrete pourer, who's life we see fall apart through this journey, as he talks with his family, his co-workers and sometimes himself. Tom Hardy plays this role masterfully. We have a great number of actors joining Hardy coming out of the speakers of his car as he speaks to them on the phone. Olivia Coleman plays Locke's desperate and distraught mistress who reach's out for Locke's help as she goes through labor. Ruth Wilson plays Locke's gentle, broken wife who finds herself horrified as she learns of her husband's one time affair. Andrew Scott plays Locke's goofy assistant who is left to clean up after Locke abandons their biggest pour yet. All of these actors play their part with incredible performance's. Its one thing to perform both visually and vocally but another thing entirely to simply perform vocally and to be able to convey such a well drawn character through voice is a huge feat.
The entire film is drenched in such pure atmosphere. The orange street lamps he passes on his journey, the freezing cold air and the lights of cars passing in different directions. It gives you a real sense of where Ivan is. The director Steven Knight implements many beautiful thoughts and visuals as he drives down the motorway. Locke's life takes a major change as he goes through this journey and the way his mind is almost warped by it is done beautifully.
Experiencing this journey in real time makes us feel closer to the characters and like we're really there with them experiencing ourselves what they're being put through. The film has such a different flowing narrative it grips you all the way through. An entire journey taking place on the M25 full of tense phone calls with loved ones. Locke brings something new with a compelling story and characters. If you like drama I am almost certain that this film is for you.
3/4 Stars
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