Review of The Hurt Locker (2008) by Russ B — 01 Dec 2012

11/30/2012: a pretty good military flick. Not good enough or enough action to watch multiple times.

This review of The Hurt Locker (2008) was written by Russ B on 01 Dec 2012.

The Hurt Locker has generally received very positive reviews.

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