Most single-location movies just sit there. Yeah, they're constrained and you need to take that into account, but even thrillers like 'Brake' or 'Buried', which redefine the concept of one location, don't (or haven't yet) had much forward motion when it came to character. In a word, they're boring, despite convoluted twists meant to put audiences on edge.
'Locke' is the opposite. Tom Hardy is a live wire and watching him, wondering what he's done and what he's going to do -- the essential suspense -- is more like watching the Death Star trench sequence than a man-in-coffin or man-in-car scenario.
Great plot, great writing from writer/director Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Redemption). Cinematography by Haris Zambarloukos (Thor, Shadow Recruit) is a cut above.
I'm always impressed by how alive these trailers are. It's just a guy driving and talking, but it makes you want to jump out of your seat.
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