Movie Reviews of The Hurt Locker
- The Hurt Locker
Overall I would give this movie 3.5 stars out of 5. It was slow. And I didn’t feel as connected to the characters as I would have liked. I am not sure how realistic it truly was but a few parts I was thinking, “Hmm I am not sure that would even happen.” Even as a military wife, I tend to be able to watch war movies without getting too upset by them but this one made me a little uneasy.
- Hurt Locker
This film is excellent, really builds tension well and has an engaging storyline. The direction is very solid and all the acting performances are top notch. A very worthy Oscar winner and possibly the best fil to come out of Hollywood in the last few years. A must watch film
- "The Hurt Locker" is the successful war story about the courage military's unrecognized heroes: the Bomb Squad heroes are meant to save the life of people in any dangerous place of the world. Film revolves around three members of the Army's elite Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad battle insurgents and each other as they search for and disarm a wave of roadside bombs on the streets of Baghdad-in order to try and make the city a safer place for Iraqis and Americans alike. Their mission is clear-protect and save-but it's anything but easy, as the margin of error when defusing a war-zone bomb is zero. This thrilling and heart-pounding look at the effects of fight and danger on the human race is based on the first-hand observations of journalist and screenwriter Mark Boal, who was embedded with a special bomb unit in Iraq. These men spoke of explosions as putting you in "the hurt locker."
- Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" is the best movie about war since "Full Metal Jacket." the film follows a squad of U.S. soldiers in Iraq who dismantle IEDs, the bombs that are hidden under roads or cars. The only thing tenser than watching these soldiers do their job is watching them when they are away from their job. Jeremy Renner, playing Sergeant William James, switches effortlessly between calm smartass while disabling a car bomb to half-a-second-from-manic-rage tense when he's back at the base with his fellow soldiers. This film isn't as bloody as you might suspect (it will never be confused with the Saw films in that regard), but it forces you to consider some harsh realities, only some of which are within the control of the protagonists. Bigelow richly deserved the Best Director and Best Picture Oscars for reminding us that great filmmaking does not mean throwing a billion dollars of computer-generated images against the screen and hoping it sticks.
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