Friday 8 January 2010

MOVIE REVIEW : The Hurt Locker



THE HURT LOCKER

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Starring Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie

PLOT

Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

REVIEW

+ Brilliant sense of tension created throughout. +

+ All of the bomb defusals were some of the most nail biting scenes I'd seen in a long time. +

+ Jeremy Renner makes for a great leading man, very funny and watchable. +

+ Often shocking, and always surprises. +

+ I love how they killed off the main actors, so no one feels safe in the story at all. +

+ Brilliant use of slow motion often. +

+ Excellent script and great direction too. +

+ Really nice editing and shooting style, made it feel just like a documentary at times.. +

- The second half just wasn't as good as the first half. -

- It all seemed to slow down as the film progressed. -

BEST MOMENT

Any of the bomb defusals, but my favourite is when we see the main character in action for the first time, completely calm and collected.

MY RATING
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