Just give Kathryn Bigelow the Best Director Oscar!

Rating: 10/10 (5 January 2010)

The Hurt Locker, which was released last summer, is one of the best Iraq war films ever made, tense, exciting, and a true point of view of one of the most unpopular wars in recent memory.
Jeremy Renner plays Army specialist William James, an EOD bomb disposer who has diffused nearly 900 bombs in the Iraq war, he's a thrill seeker, performs well under pressure, and keeps his teammates alive.
Bigelow, wisely avoids politics of the war, and like other great war dramas like Black Hawk Down and Saving Private Ryan, uses the soldier's point of view in combat.
William James and his team diffuses several bombs in the film, including removing a detonating devise buried in a boy's body, the last bomb, which is chain strapped to an Iraqi civilian, is especially tense, and it's thrilling to watch James work his magic under extreme pressure.
It just goes to show the heroism and courage our fighting men and women go through everyday to keep us safe. We can hate the politicians and the people for dragging our troops into harm's way, but, movies like The Hurt Locket make me especially proud of our people in uniform.
Congratulations, Mrs. Bigelow. You should prepare your Oscar acceptance speech any day now!
The Hurt Locker winner of six academy awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Congratulations to all involved in this fabulous film!