Excellent Modern War Movie

Rating: 9/10 (24 May 2015)

The Hurt Locker is a great retelling of modern war. It focuses around a new bomb disposal man and his team in Iraq. It displays the struggle and horrors they face and just how brutal life in the front line is. Obviously it isn't as good as Saving Private Ryan but it is still a gripping retelling of war. The cast shine especially Jeremy Renner who plays the main character. The director (Kaythrn Bigellow) shines in directing the film and she became the first female director to win an Oscar. The film also picked up 5 other Oscars including Best Picture. It shows how harsh the conditions were in Iraq. There is one scene where they find a boy who has been kidnapped and has had a pack of explosives put inside of him. It is at times gripping and at times disturbing but always great.