If I had to describe this movie in one word it would be intense. We have an Army bomb squad of 3 men who are in the heart of Iraq during the peak of the conflict defusing some pretty complex bombs. Not only are they taking apart bombs that are designed to kill them but everybody around them are potential terrorists looking to do the same thing. There is only one thing that keeps these guys together and in one piece and that is eachother...and even that become difficult at times.
Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty possess three different and clearly distinct personalities; a gun-ho pro army badass, the everyday soldier and a guy who can't handle the affects of war. All 3 delivered performances that were impecable and, more importantly, memorable. I truly felt as though I was witnessing first hand what happens on the battlefield in an Iraqi city. Not only was this the best film of the year and one of my personal favorites but this movie was a success in every respect; acting, direction, script, plot, etc. It is incredibly hard to put into words how tremendous this film was so I give The Hurt Locker the highest possible A just barely missing an A+.
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