A movie about the modern day bomb squad

Rating: 9/10 (13 May 2019)

A story about a frontline bomb disposal team set during the Iraq War, The Hurt Lock has plenty of tension and nail-biting moments.As a big war movie fan, I've seen my fair share of war films. This is one of those ones that sticks out from all those in recent memory. Most war films in recent memory are a lot more action heavy and gory, which there's nothing wrong with that. But this one focuses on the dirt and grind of what it's like to actually be in the middle of the Middle East. There's not a lot of firefights, but it's the constant fear that you'll die at any second. There's constantly the threat of bombs on the road and you never know what will happen.