Whilst it takes a while to get going and is annoyingly more focused on the lockdown side rather than the heist itself, Locked Down is still a really good film that's fun, funny and enjoyable. Chwitel Ejiofor and Anne Hathaway are both excellent with superb chemistry and keep the film entertaining throughout. Ben Kingsley is also really funny in a brief part. Doug Liman's direction is really good and it's well filmed. The music by John Powell is really good and the soundtrack is good.
Locked Down
2021
Action / Comedy / Crime / Romance
Locked Down
2021
Action / Comedy / Crime / Romance
Plot summary
Paxton and Linda, a couple at the end of their relationship who are only still living together because of lock-down orders in the U.K. The two attempt to navigate their new situations as COVID-19 spreads around the globe; Paxton is furloughed from his job, while Linda is forced to fire employees from her company as they look to cut costs. Through his boss Malcolm, Paxton "using a fake identity" accepts work transporting goods and materials from places that are closing during the lock-down. One of his stops is a department store that's part of Linda's corporation. Dissatisfied with their current state of life, Paxton and Linda design a plan to steal an expensive diamond from the department store so they can become rich.
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Locked Down
Rather than try and cash in by being topical perhaps the creatives behind the film instead should've honed the script a bit more, or given the actors more direction about how to play their roles.
What ends up happening instead is that the film looks like it was being improvised and the leads have to rely an awful lot on their natural charm in order to make it just about work.
And even then it's a stretch.
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Yes, I am drinking wine
Paxton (Chiwetel Ejiofor ) and Linda (Anne Hathaway ) are an unmarried London couple who have been together for about a decade. They have grown apart and want to separate, but can't because of COVID. That is about it. They rehash what they don't like about each other. Talk about times past and plan an Ocean's two.
The film was boring. There is some satire in the film concerning modern society, but it didn't really hit home. Perhaps with a plot that has moving characters.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.