The Locksmith is a 2023 American thriller film directed by Nicolas Harvard in his feature directorial debut. John Glosser, Joe Russo, Chris LaMont, and Ben Kabialis wrote the screenplay based on an original story by Blair Kroeber.
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Plot
Miller Graham is a locksmith fresh out of prison after a job gone wrong. Back home, he tries to reintegrate into social life and with his daughter and his ex-girlfriend, Beth, who is now a detective. However, things quickly become complicated after an unexpected kidnapping. He finds himself drawn into a world of corrupt police officers and criminals.
Cast
Ryan Phillippe as Miller Graham
Kate Bosworth as Beth Fisher
Charlie Weber as Garrett Field
Gabriela Quezada as April Reyes
Kaylee Bryant as Tanya Saunders
Madeleine Guilbot as Lindsay
Jeffrey Nordling as Ian Zwick
Ving Rhames as Frank
Bourke Floyd as Detective Jones
Noel Gugliemi as Detective Perez
George Akram as Kevin Reyes
Livia Treviño as Sharon
Tom Wright as Chief Stern
Emily Rose David as Rose
Production
At the 2021 American Film Market, The Locksmith was revealed to be in development and seeking distribution. The original story was created by Blair Kroeber before John Glosser, Joe Russo & Chris LaMont, and Ben Kabialis developed the screenplay. The film is Nicolas Harvard's feature directorial debut. When preparing to go into production, it was announced that the film would be using rubber guns when filming after the tragic Rust shooting incident, and CGI effects would be added in post-production.
When the film was announced, Ryan Phillippe, Kate Bosworth, and Ving Rhames were cast. Filming began on November 15, 2021, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. During production additional casting announcements added Charlie Weber, Jeffrey Nordling, Kaylee Bryant. Filming was completed in February 2022.
Release
The Locksmith was released theatrically by Screen Media on February 3, 2023, and on video on demand.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 42 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.