Review of The Hurt Locker (2008) by Philip R — 11 May 2013
After seeing this movie win the Best Picture Academy Award, I needed to see this movie. I thought it was very interesting to watch about an elite group of US Army soldiers: Jeremy Renner (S.W.A.T.), Anthony Mackie (Notorious) and Brian Geraghty (Jarhead) who, and while on their tour of duty in Iraq, have one of the most dangerous jobs: Disarming bombs in the heat of combat.
Kathryn Bigelow directed a very intense and visually stunning movie that earned her the Academy Award for Best director and being the first female director in history to win it. I liked how the sound was used in the explosion scenes and how it also won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.
The performances of Renner as the courageous Sgt. 1st Class William James and Mackie as the by the book Sgt. J.T. Sanborn I thought were both excellent. They somehow remind of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon.
I thought Geraghtyâ??s performance as the young tough Owen Eldridge was good and I loved how Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential), David Morse (The Rock), Evangeline Lilly (TVâ??s Lost), and Ralph Fiennes (Schindlerâ??s List) made special appearances in this movie.
Both Intense and visually stunning, THE HURT LOCKER is a very entertaining movie that Iâ??m glad picked up the Best Picture Oscar instead of Avatar. Sorry, James Cameron.
This review of The Hurt Locker (2008) was written by Philip R on 11 May 2013.
The Hurt Locker has generally received very positive reviews.
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