"The Hurt Locker"

Usually for a movie that has not been in theaters and just goes straight to DVD it is rare that it becomes a great big hit. That's what happen with this movie The Hurt locker directed by Kathryn Bigelow. This movie in weeks became nominated for many Academy Awards this year. Actually winner of Best Picture, director, and much more for 2010. It outbeat many box office hits like Avatar, Precious, and the blindside and it never was in the box office. Just by looking at all this you can pretty much guess that this movie is a must see. But your probably asking can it live up to the hype? I watched it and let me tell you it does.

This movie stars actors Jeremy Renner as Sgt. First Class William James, Antony Mackie as Sgt. JT. Sanborn, and Brian Geraghty as Specialist Owen Eldridge.

The Movie takes place in Baghdad, Iraq during the Iraqi war.
It takes you into the lives of one bomb squad, Bravo Company, and there experience during their tour in iraq. The movie starts off as three members of the squad doing a routine check of a suspicious object in the road turns out to be a bomb, so they send in there staff sergeant in to defuse the bomb, as doing so the squad members notice something a little suspicious when a butcher comes out his shop with his cell phone looks at the sgt and starts dialing. With Specialist Eldridge being the first one to notice he starts running toward the butcher and orders him to drop the phone. The Sgt sees Specialist Eldridge running and starts to run also but it is already too late because the butcher makes a call and denoates the bomb killing staff sgt. Matt Thompson in the process. While Morning the lost of their head officer they send in Sgt. First Class William James in to take over Bravo Company. Sgt. James is one the best at what he does and holds the record for most bombs disarmed. He is fearless and has many reckless tatics that are not what you would exactly call protical but he gets the job done. Although he gets the job done Sgt. J.T. and Specialist Eldridge have a problem with there new Sgt. and do not agree with his methods because he constantly is putting their lives in jeopardy. So there is much Tension in Bravo Company with the new Sgt and how he is running things. But after the tension the fights and when the smoke clears they are still with each other 100% and after their tour is over Sgt. James returns home and see's his family and it is not the same for him so he decides to go back and begin another tour so he can have purpose in life.

This movie is so intense and realistic it really takes you into the war in iraq and shows you what our soldiers have to deal with on a daily basis. You really get a feel for this movie and it will have you off your seats wondering whats going to happen. The director did an amazing job of choosing the setting of this movie its not really high production film but the lighting, the effects, the music they all capture the mood of the setting and story. Its almost as if they just filmed real soldiers in battle because you don't really see acting in many scenes you see soldiers and how they act under certain circumanstances.

So even though I think Avatar should of won best picture this year, I can see why this movie got the award instead I enjoy watching it. So if you like watching a good war movie, or interested in the military then watched this movie and get a feel for what it is like during wartime. So take time and rent The Hurt Locker at your local Video Store.