Review of The Hurt Locker (2008) by Alt — 14 Mar 2010
12th greatest film of all time? Give me a break!! Absurdly overrated, notably by American critics. The characters are unrealistic and are insulting to the highly trained extremely well disciplined soldiers that risk their lives detecting and disposing of IED every day.
The sniper section is unrealistic, with a headshot on a moving target at some considerable distance. There is no plot - this film is just a sequence of set pieces. The film has no emotional centre and lacks character development - you feel nothing for the characters at the end.
The score is unmemorable. The acting average. It does have good ideas, but on the whole it is poorly executed. 9 oscars was a vote in support of the war effort, not in support of the quality of this film.
Downright poor.
This review of The Hurt Locker (2008) was written by Alt on 14 Mar 2010.
The Hurt Locker has generally received very positive reviews.
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