A Fantastic Film

Rating: 10/10 (28 August 2010)

Kindly ignore the negative reviews for this film. This movie is better than Avatar, has a better script and performances. After its shocking loss at the Golden Globes, I decided to rent this to see how good it was. Every minute of this movie was tense, emotional, and gut-wrenching; the way a war film should be. There are no false moments and you believe the hardships that the bomb disposal unit faces. Jeremy Renner's deservedly Oscar-nominated performance is another reason to watch the film. His facial expressions, display of range, and intense voice elevates his performance to that of Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan. Even though there may be some inaccuracies, this is after all a general idea of a bomb squad and without the inaccuracies in the story and with the characters, we would have little of an idea about who these brave soldiers are and why they are even there. In other words, this movie deserved to win Best Picture at the Oscars.