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Locked Down
2021 118 min United Kingdom, United States of America R 16+
★5.3
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Director: Doug Liman
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Description
During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jewellery heist at one of the world's most exclusive department stores, Harrods.
Budget:
$10M
Starring
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Actor
Anne Hathaway
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Sonic
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Key opinion
Locked Down is widely considered a tonally confused experiment that attempts to blend domestic pandemic drama with an ill-fitting heist plot. While critics acknowledge the commitment of Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor, the film is largely criticized for its rushed production, uneven screenplay, and lack of thematic cohesion.
| Acting | Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor deliver dedicated performances that provide the film with its few moments of authenticity. | |
| Screenplay | The film suffers from a jarring and illogical tonal shift, forcing a conventional heist plot onto a contemplative domestic drama. | |
| Originality | The rushed production schedule, intended to capture the immediate experience of the pandemic, resulted in a lack of narrative depth and perspective. | |
| Emotion | Audiences are divided on the film's effectiveness: some appreciate it as a rare, lighthearted time capsule of the era, while others find the script pretentious, boring, and emotionally hollow. |