Opened June 26, 2009 | Runtime: 2 hr. 11 min.
R for language and war violence
Now available on DVD and Blu-ray
Since it’s nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, I figured I’d better get it into the Netflix cue right quick. Harsh reality type war movies are probably the only genre I do not enjoy. And that’s strictly because I don’t sense any entertainment value it in. This isn’t necessarily a true story. But it’s true enough. Our service men and women ARE over there, in Iraq and Afghanistan, risking their lives everyday. I can’t imagine how difficult that must be.
And now with The Hurt Locker, we get to see just how difficult it really is. This is a gritty movie. Hard to watch. Brutal. I’m not sure what else to say about it. I think it’s one of those “important” movies. The kind that open our eyes, maybe to what we really don’t want to completely see. War = SUCKS.
This feels like a documentary, following an elite bomb squad as they do their job. Their regular job of disarming bombs in a war zone. It doesn’t feel like a scripted movie at all. Big time kudos to the director, all actors, cinematographers, editors… the whole cast and crew. I felt like I was watching guys in the thick of it, not pampered Hollywood actors on a set. Well done.
My overall review: Everyone should see this movie. We owe it to the men and women serving our country and protecting our freedoms. This pays them tribute well.
The Hurt Locker movie website
Tags: Best Picture Oscar, Jeremy Renner, Kathyrn Bigelow, Netflix, The Hurt Locker
Great movie. Not for the faint of heart. We watched it and then watched “She’s just not into you” or whatever it’s called. After watching that movie it made me wish I could send the whole cast over to Iraq to assist the guys in The Hurt Locker. I hope it wins the Oscar.
Come on Jeff, I loved He’s Just Not That Into You.
Well maybe not loved but I did enjoy it. Everything can not be about murder, mystery and war.
Tiffany, thanks for the review. I have been resisting this one for the very reasons you list at the beginning of your review, but I also think I should see it. Hopefully, it will win the Oscar and I will overcome my doubts.
I like the idea of seeing a lighter movie afterwards like Jeff & Pam to get me back to a calmer frame of mind….
I’ve been interested in this film for a while but hesitant to actually see it; it’s just not the sort of film I’m going to go, “wow, I can’t wait to see that!” But I will get to it, eventually. I’m sort of rooting for Kathryn Bigelow to be the first female Best Director in Oscar history.