The Hurt Locker

2009 "You don't have to be a hero to do this job. But it helps."
7.5| 2h11m| R| en| More Info
Released: 25 June 2009 Released
Producted By: Summit Entertainment
Country: United States of America
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During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

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GamerTab That was an excellent one.
BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment
Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
adonis98-743-186503 An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat, behaving as if he's indifferent to death. The Hurt Locker is probably the most overrated and boring mess of a film i have ever seen in my life and unfortunately the good actors could not save it. (0/10)
windnacho Most of the negative reviews talk about how this film is grossly inaccurate. That is true. There are a lot a inaccuracies that I can see as being offensive towards veterans of the war. But if you look at it as a film, it does what it set out to do. The characters are interesting, the acting is good, the cinematography is good. Really the only problem with the movie is the factual errors. But other than that, it is an excellent piece of cinema.
owolsen-62355 Had high expectations for this movie, but was really let down by it. I found the characters to be unbelievable. The way some of them acted made no sense. I'm not a soldier, but I have so much trouble believing most of what happens in this movie could possibly be acceptable behaviour for soldiers or officers. Could not finish it. Just didn't care anymore after a while.
classicsoncall Technically this is a brilliantly made movie, but on a personal level, I don't understand the accolades thrown it's way, especially the Best Picture win at the Oscars. The film is more a string of related vignettes that could have been presented in any chronological order and you'd have the same movie. Maybe that's the point, as day after day, real life soldiers in a combat situation must face either mind numbing, nerve shattering stress or sheer boredom during down time.The 'war is a drug' theme is what's eventually conceded when Sgt. Will James (Jeremy Renner) is shown home on leave, dutifully cleaning out the gutters of his home and playing with his toddler son. For warriors, the lack of an adrenaline rush is what propels these individuals back into a combat zone leaving loved ones behind to wonder what drives their other half. A similar theme comes through in 2014's "American Sniper", although in this one, the destructive effects of James' war service on his marriage is only hinted at, though there is that one scene in which he questions whether he's married or not.The one scene that threw me was when Sgt. James wound up seeing the young Iraqi 'Beckham' (Christopher Sayegh) after being certain that the boy was already dead. One of the FAQ's on this site answers the question definitively, but I'm sure most viewers would prefer their own interpretation. What would have been interesting at some point might have had Sgt. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) confess his demon thoughts about killing James during one of their early missions together. That scene kept intruding on my mind for the rest of the picture, and it might have offered some further insight into how these soldiers approached their impossible jobs.