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.
Showing posts with label Haris Zambarloukos. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
What Has Happened And...What Will Happen Next
Suspense is making the audience wonder what will happen next. Usually, though, you know how the situation came to be, what events led up to this point. In 'Locke' we wonder what will come next, but we also can't figure what happened to bring us here, who this guy is. It's double-edged, twice as potent, and serves as a powerful dramatic engine.
This trailer could be a parody designed to make fun of productions that were forced to keep the action in a single location to save money and, being painted into a corner, ramp up the drama with every superficial trick in the kit. Here, though, Tom Hardy brings what looks to be a very sharp script by director Steven Knight (writer of Eastern Promises and director of Redemption) to life in a convincing way. It doesn't seem like a movie. Watching his performance there's a grinding curiosity about what this character has done to put him in such a dire predicament and what he intends to do to get out of it.
Trailer is excellent. Love the camera work by Haris Zambarloukos (Mama Mia, Thor).
Reviews are over-the-top yet focused, considered. Pretty much must-see.
This trailer could be a parody designed to make fun of productions that were forced to keep the action in a single location to save money and, being painted into a corner, ramp up the drama with every superficial trick in the kit. Here, though, Tom Hardy brings what looks to be a very sharp script by director Steven Knight (writer of Eastern Promises and director of Redemption) to life in a convincing way. It doesn't seem like a movie. Watching his performance there's a grinding curiosity about what this character has done to put him in such a dire predicament and what he intends to do to get out of it.
Trailer is excellent. Love the camera work by Haris Zambarloukos (Mama Mia, Thor).
Reviews are over-the-top yet focused, considered. Pretty much must-see.
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