I went to see my second R rated movie in two days. This one, however, was R because the Iraq War is rated R. The movie is "The Hurt Locker" (which refers to the locker the store the dead soldier's personal effects to ship home.). It is a tense movie because it portrays a squad of men who disarm Road side bombs and IUD's. It is action because it is filmed so that you feel like you are there. It is Great because it grabs you from the start and you count the days along with the squad until they can come home. It is the best portrayal yet of the war, but it just shows it like the soldier sees it and makes no political statements at all. The main character is a hot shot new guy who has done tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq and is not afraid of anything while the other guys are just trying to stay alive for 30 days and rotate home. There are name actors in small roles but the main actors are not household names and that is what makes it real. This movie did not disappoint and is the best I have seen this year.
****1/2 stars
2009 Movie #50
No comments:
Post a Comment