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The Hurt Locker (2009)
description written by member Zara:
Kathryn Bigelow directs this gripping drama (nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards) following one of the U.S. Army's elite EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) teams operating in the ferocious war zone of Iraq. As the squad identifies and dismantles improvised explosive devices and other bombs, they must also contend with the frayed nerves and internal conflicts that arise from living in constant peril. Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Guy Pearce, Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie star.
| Release Date: | June 26th, 2009 |
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 130 minutes |
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| The Hurt Locker Movie Review by Martin (9/13/2009) |
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This is a great film about the war in Iraq, told through the unique perspective of a c*cky bomb disposer.
We went to see this cause my mates had already seen all of the bigger things that are out, but i was pleasently surprised, as i knew i would be. I had heard the film was great by word of mouth, and seeing that all the...
(complete The Hurt Locker review by Martin)
| The Hurt Locker Movie Review by Lloyd (7/23/2009) |
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I don't like war movies but this movie is getting rave reviews and I see why. It is dark, tense, ugly, graphic and violent, as the old saying goes war is hell and this movie shows the dark side of hell. The acting is superb, I guess they needed some A1 stars so they enlisted the aid of David Morse, Ralph Fiennes and Guy...
(complete The Hurt Locker review by Lloyd)
| The Hurt Locker Movie Review by Ben (7/5/2009) |
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Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" is one of the most intense and suspenseful war movies that I have ever seen. No war movie has been this exciting since "Black Hawk Down." It follows an elite Army EOD bomb squad in Iraq who are assigned with the task of disarming IED's, or explosive devices designed to create the most...
(complete The Hurt Locker review by Ben)
| The Hurt Locker Movie Review by Jarrod (6/29/2009) |
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'The Hurt Locker' is a thrilling war movie from Kathryn Bigelow, former wife of James Cameron. It is set against the backdrop of the current conflict in Iraq, but surprisingly has no detectable political agenda. A mixture of riveting action and superbly crafted suspense, the film focuses on the members of a bomb squad in...
(complete The Hurt Locker review by Jarrod)
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