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I was already on board for the simplest version of this Locke experiment and it proved to be successful even several layers deep. The colors are significant too, showering Hardy with red from break lights, or a golden glow from above. The light is constantly shifting around Hardy, and the darkness is as attractive as the illuminated portions. Since the lights aren’t on in the car, the only light we see is from passing street lights or other cars. Kung fury street rage ps4 trophy guide movie#They shot the entire movie in one go! As Knight explains in the commentary track, they would make pit stops to reload the cameras, but it was basically two passes at the film each night for two weeks, and we are seeing the best moments from each take in the edit. The bonus features informed me that the actual logistics were even more daunting. Related: Watch an Exclusive Blu-ray Special Feature from ‘Locke’ The drive we’re supposed to take for granted must have been a complex logistical achievement. ![]() I get antsy just thinking about having to back up to certain marks on the road and time the passing cars so they would be identical in different takes, thus matching everything together in editing. I’m also impressed that it looks like writer/director Steven Knight shot Locke in a real car on the real road. Kung fury street rage ps4 trophy guide full#At his most heated, he never goes full scream, and the degree to which he does get heated is all the more telling about this calm man with whom we’ve been driving. It’s sad that a measured response is so unusual these days, but it makes Locke stand out, makes him admirable in fact. Most people, real or fictional, would start yelling at people right away. What elevates the somewhat generic, though no less honest situations in which Locke finds himself is how calm his reactions to everything are. That too is reason enough to make the movie, to provide a vehicle (pun intended) for an actor who’s worth it. He is entirely compelling for the duration, like James Franco in 127 Hours, Tom Hanks in Cast Away, Paul Walker in (a personal favorite of mine) Hours or any number of solo movies to which you could compare it. Locke may be less about the narrative situation and more just about how much we want to watch Tom Hardy on screen. Perhaps I overthought the introduction to this review a little bit. He has to do all of this in the 80 or so minute drive to either the construction site or the hospital, wherever he decides to stop first. Not only is the construction compromised, but his mistress is going into labor and he hasn’t gotten around to telling his wife about the affair yet. Kung fury street rage ps4 trophy guide series#Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) is driving home from one of his construction sites when he gets a series of calls. But I am in favor of pushing the limits of limitations. ![]() In fact, once successful, it kind of renders itself obsolete since now it obviously can be done. Even if it were wildly successful, I don’t think Locke would inspire a spate of “single characters driving” movies. The concept of Locke is: can we make a whole movie in a car starring only the driver? There isn’t necessarily a greater good to this experiment. ![]()
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