Locked Down
HBO Max | Release Date (Streaming): January 14, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
12
Negative:
12
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90
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeJan 13, 2021
It’s a daring mix of genres, but it works, as though Noah Baumbach had been called in to do a rewrite on “How to Steal a Million.” Steven Knight wrote and directed one of the best (“Locke”) and worst (“Serenity”) films of the last decade, but when he is good, he is very, very good, and his skillful handing of relationships and claustrophobia and corporate-speak is matched by Liman’s ability to bring all of this to fruition. Read full review
83
PolygonQuinci LeGardyeJan 15, 2021
Rather than being depressing or overly nihilistic, Locked Down fills the situation with a dry humor and slight absurdity which, combined with the distance from the beginning of the pandemic, makes the film the best COVID-related piece of media to come out so far. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanJan 13, 2021
Locked Down, at times, generates an uneasy mixture of intimacy and showiness, yet it’s a kick to watch a couple of actors who are this terrific pull out all the stops. Read full review
75
Film ThreatAlan NgJan 21, 2021
As much as I thought the film’s heist element was unnecessary, which it is, Liman sure knows how to make it exciting and even in a pandemic. Locked Down could have been a much worse movie, but ultimately it’s a love story and a good one too. Read full review
75
The Associated PressJake CoyleJan 19, 2021
Locked Down is inevitably, and intentionally, of the moment. But I hope some of its off-the-cuff spirit lasts after the pandemic. So much Hollywood moviemaking is laboriously preordained. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJan 13, 2021
If Hathaway and Ejiofor are sometimes saddled with talky theatrical monologues that sound far more like a screenwriter's fever dream than the words of any ordinary human, they also commit in a way that manages to makes the leaps in tone and logic work, probably better than they should. Read full review
75
ConsequenceJesse HassengerJan 13, 2021
If you’re looking for two hours of not-quite-escape, the solipsism of Locked Down has real charm and entertainment value, not least in its willingness to be a movie about adults — and for adults. If the specter of a global pandemic haunts the material more than it enriches, well, it’s not alone, is it? Read full review
75
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJan 13, 2021
COVID-19 serves as a fitting backdrop for an amiable romp about the freedoms we take for granted, and the confines that dictated our lives long before we were forced to spend them at home. Read full review
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Original-CinKaren GordonFeb 16, 2021
Shot when COVID protocols allowed for minimal location shooting, the film is amusing partly because it hits on these resonant COVID-tropes. That and some nice stunt casting, makes this rom-com/heist fun. Read full review
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