Netflix’s #1 movie this week is a dark thriller that came out of nowhere
Locked In, well, locked in the number one movie spot this week
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The number one most-watched English-language movie onNetflixthis week is something of a surprise, considering it’s a new Netflix movie up against films that have had a lot more noise and promotion around them. It’s a twisty thriller calledLocked In, and it’s beaten out the likes of Netflix’sPain Hustlers(starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans) and critical smashSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse(in the US, that is), which also debuted last week.
It’s a psychological thriller about a woman, Katherine (Famke Janssen, ofX-MenandGoldenEyefame), who wakes up after a car accident with locked-in syndrome, meaning she’s awake but can’t move any part of her body except her eyes. Her nurse (played by Anna Friel ofPushing Daisies) works out a way to communicate with Katherine, and discovers a world of murder and cruelty as the events leading up to Katherine’s injuries unfold.
For how twisty the story is about to become, I’m just going to quote directly from Netflix’s site, because this movie soundseventfulfor something 96 minutes long: “Through flashbacks, we see snapshots of Katherine’s life just after she adopts her late best friend’s daughter, Lina. Lina idolizes Katherine and quickly becomes close with her chronically ill son, Jamie. Later, Lina and Jamie get married – much to Katherine’s dismay, as Jamie is the heir to his late father’s manor, where they all live. As Lina and Katherine’s relationship deteriorates, Lina bonds with Jamie’s doctor, Robert, and tragedies befall Katherine’s family.”
Good lord. Anyway, it’s nice to see a relatively low-key thriller rocket to the top of the list despite pretty much just getting one trailer a month ago and some limited previews before launch, compared to the bombast around othernew Netflix movies.
The reviews and user ratings forLocked Inhaven’t been overwhelmingly successful so far, so it probably won’t join our list of thebest Netflix movies, but that won’t stop me from jumping on this movie ASAP. There’s nothing I love more than a three-star thriller –Double Jeopardy,Along Came A Spider,In The Line of Fire,The Bone Collector… They’re all classics to me.
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