Locked In – ABC Film Challenge – Thriller – L – Locked In – Movie Review
Director: Carlos V Gutierrez
Writer: Carlos V Gutierrez (Screenplay)
Cast
- Mena Suvari (American Pie)
- Jasper Polish (Astronaut Farmer)
- Jeff Fahey (Lawnmower Man)
- Manny Perez (Veneno)
- Costas Mandylor (Saw Franchise)
Plot: A single mother must protect her daughter and herself during a heist gone wrong at a high-tech storage facility.
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Locked In starts when struggling single mother Maggie (Suvari) has taken a job role at a storage facility. At home, she is struggling to cover rent with her daughter Tarin (Polish) and she gets tempted by her boss’s secret off-the-books stash.
When Maggie returns to her work to cover her rent, she accidentally finds herself walking in on a robbery. Ross (Perez) and Mel (Fahey) are trying to retrieve the diamonds they stole. Maggie must help them to protect her daughter, only to find that not everything is complete as it seems.
Verdict on Locked In
Locked In is a thriller following a single mother dealing with a bunch of thieves while trying to keep her daughter safe. She must help them do everything she can to keep them focused and keep her family safe.
This is a nice, contained thriller using the storage facility for the pickup side of a heist. We get to see how Maggie tries to stay one step ahead of the criminals. It makes the interesting decision to make the daughter just as feisty as her mother, leading to a story that makes the criminals come off like idiots. The movie keeps us on edge throughout but doesn’t seem to feel as dangerous as it presents itself.
Final Thoughts – Locked In is a nice late-night thriller.