The Hurt Locker (2008):

Starring:

Jeremy Renner - Sergeant First Class William James

Anthony Mackie - Sergeant JT Sanborn

Brian Geraghty - Specialist Owen Eldridge

Guy Pearce - Staff Sergeant Matt Thompson

Ralph Fiennes - Contractor Team Leader

David Morse - Colonel Reed

Evangeline Lilly - Connie James

 Christian Camargo - Colonel John Cambridge

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Synopsis:

Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb. 

Review:

Another movie that is truly one of my favourite films.  I will admit that as much as I loved the film, don't know that it should have won the Academy Award for Best Picture, but hey politics right? I am a huge sucker for a good Iraq/Afghanistan war film, even if most of them force their own political views on you or try to expose the truth behind everything. But instead of viewing this with that factor in mind, I'm just going to view it as a film. Just an unbelievable amount of suspense & explosions constantly flying around in this one. The constant pressure that they face throughout the film is almost unbearable at times. Not a lot of down time with unnecessary dialogue or irrelevant plot sequences. Renner's balls out, give it all, try to save the world attitude is an amazing performance. He's come along way from a vampire sired by Angel on the TV show "Angel". The minor roles, not quite cameo's by both Guy Pearce & Ralph Fiennes are completely awesome. Everything is great about this film. SEE THIS FILM!!

S.P.R.: A/47

Acting: 9/10

Plot: 9/10

Cinematography: 10/10

Intrigue: 9/10

Extra: 10/10