Sunday, August 10, 2025
Locked
It’s “Phone Booth” meets “Christine” with Hannibal Lector at the wheel… well not exactly. Eddie (Bill Skarsgård) is a broke, low life, deadbeat dad who tries to steal a car. However, he finally picks the wrong vehicle. It looks like a luxury SUV, but it is really an elaborate trap. Once inside, Eddie finds himself locked inside unable to escape. This is when the plot seems too ridiculously unbelievable. But bear with this nonsense & you may be a bit entertained. A caller rings & rings into the car & Eddie finally answers it. It is William the car owner (Anthony Hopkins) on the other end. This then becomes a cat & mouse game with William in control deliciously torturing poor Eddie as his sadistic motives are slowly revealed. Willian takes Eddie for quite a ride. Will Eddie ever escape to SUV & see his little girl again? Who be the victims in this strange seeking justice game? It is a pretty far fetched premise, but if you switch off your brain, you may be a bit entertained. Be like Eddie, locked in for the ride. Two good actors stuck in a stupid script.
Alien gives it 2 “love bug” stars out of 4.
