The Hurt LockerAn exciting and suspenseful story about a bomb diffusion squad in Iraq and the reckless team leader that lives for the thrill and adrenaline rush that comes from doing the job.
The movie starts off literally with a bang (or in this case a "boom") as one of the characters gets caught in a bomb explosion, showing us straight away exactly how dangerous the whole situation can be.
Sergeant William James, played by Jeremy Renner, is introduced shortly after as a cocky and careless bomb diffusion expert that seems to have a death wish. He walks straight into a dangerous situation without thought and without following procedure, creating some conflict between him and the other soldiers.
As the movie tells us, "War is a Drug" and similarly to people addicted to extreme and dangerous sports, Sergeant James is addicted to the war. I guess the closer you are to death the more it feels like heaven.
The movie is slightly episodic as it plays out as a series of various situations. One of the greatest scenes concerns a large amount of bombs in a car in which Sergeant James takes off his bomb suit as he attempts to diffuse them. The suspense rises as various suspicious onlookers arrive, any one of them potentially capable of detonating the bombs.
The story slows down a bit at some parts and some great actors seem underused but the movie really is an amazing piece of filmmaking and definitely one of the best of the year.
Although this is not the greatest war movie ever made. I think its safe to say that it is at least the greatest war movie set in the Middle East.
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