The Locksmith – ABC Film Challenge – Catch-Up 2023 – V (Ving Rhames) – The Locksmith – Movie Review
Director: Nicolas Harvard
Writer: John Glosser, Ben Kabialis, Chris LaMont (Screenplay)
Writer: Blair Kroeber (Story)
Cast
- Kate Bosworth (Last Sentinal)
- Ving Rhames (Mission Impossible)
- Ryan Phillippe (Cruel Intentions)
- Noel Gugliemi (Training Day)
- Jeffrey Nordling (24)
Plot: A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an unexpected disappearance.
Runtime: 1 Hour 32 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Locksmith starts when thief Miller (Phillippe) gets released from prison and set up with his new life by his old friend Frank (Rhames). He looks to reconnect with his ex-fiancé Beth (Bosworth) and get to know his daughter Lindsay. However, once Miller is back on the streets, he finds himself drawing the attention of the officer that arrested him.
Miller finds himself in an impossible position, where the cops want him to get back into the criminal world, with only Beth who can help him stay on the straight and narrow.
Verdict on The Locksmith
The Locksmith is an action crime thriller following a recently released thief that becomes the target of the people who framed him. He looks to start a normal life but finds himself dragged back into the criminal underworld by the dirty cops.
This is a thriller that brings us the idea of a former criminal being dragged back into the criminal world. It is one of the more traditional concepts in the storytelling process. This does everything as we would expect without giving us any major twists along the way. Despite, trying to keep us guessing, it becomes clear who was involved from an early stage of the movie. It is an easy watch and one that can be enjoyed by the fans of the subgenre.
Final Thoughts –The Locksmith is an easy-to-watch crime thriller.