Locke and Key

By Quinn Marcus

(2020)

Age: 11+

70/100: Sweet/Sour

Locke and Key may not be perfect, but its imaginative world and dazzling visuals should be enough to satisfy fans of fantasy. On February 7th, Netflix released the show Locke and Key based on the popular graphic novel. The story is as follows: The Locke siblings and mother decide to move to their ancestral estate after the father is mysteriously murdered. While in the Locke estate, the family starts to find magical keys, each with certain abilities. Could these keys have something to do with their father’s death? Or are they objects that connect to a dark past long forgotten? When I watched the trailer, I truly got goosebumps and was hyped for the show. I was disappointed to find that it wasn’t as full with tension as I thought it would be. In fact, it was sometimes too kid friendly. There were some dark themes throughout the show, but the scares and tension were not at their peak. The cast did pretty well, none of the performances were revolutionary, but they all seemed to do a good job. Besides the creativity that the story had to offer, nothing else really stood out in the show. The script was decent, but not that smart. The visuals were twisted and weird. Which is exactly what made them really good. The story created a lot of fun ideas that made the show entertaining. It starts off pretty slow, but as the ideas keep coming, you decide to take the ride. Overall, would I binge it? No way, it’s not worth it. The best I’ll give it is a browse. However, as the first season showed promise, I’m ready for another one.

Is it a skip, a browse or a binge, I say… BROWSE IT

Poster for Locke and Key, 2020