Locked Up
Locked Up

Movie spotlight

Locked Up

2017
Movie
86 min
English

When an American teenager gets bullied at her school in Southeast Asia, she fights back--and gets sent to a reform school. But the "school" is more like a prison, and the young teenager must fend off predatory guards and menacing gangs to survive

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IMDb5.1/10
Director: Daniel AlfredsonGenres: Thriller, Drama, Crime

Plot Summary

The film follows Nora, a successful lawyer who, under the guise of a fake identity, infiltrates a high-security women's prison to investigate the suspicious death of her brother. Once inside, she must navigate the dangerous social hierarchy and uncover the truth before her own identity is exposed and she becomes the next victim.

Critical Reception

Locked Up received mixed to negative reviews from critics, who often cited its predictable plot and underdeveloped characters. While some praised the attempt at a suspenseful thriller, many found the execution lacking, with a storyline that struggled to maintain tension.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film struggles with pacing and suspense, often feeling more like a procedural than a thrilling escape.

  • Lead performances are competent but unable to elevate a predictable and somewhat cliché narrative.

  • The prison setting, while visually stark, isn't fully utilized to its potential for generating genuine fear or intrigue.

Google audience: Audience reception for Locked Up is largely unavailable or unremarkable, with no distinct patterns of praise or criticism readily identifiable from public aggregate data.

Fun Fact

Director Daniel Alfredson is also known for his work on the Millennium film series, including 'The Girl Who Played with Fire' and 'The Girl Who Chased the Dragon's Tail'.

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GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwin...

I guess some people are shocked by the nudity... I'm sorry, I should have written it as "shocked." As in, they are pretending that they sat down to watch it and weren't expecting a Women in Prison exploitation film. Everyone else, howeve...