A war movie unlike any war film that you've ever seen!

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2010)

The Hurt Locker is a war movie unlike any war film that you've ever seen! Just like the current Iraq War; this film shows the intensity, craziness, despair, paranoia, the dangers and hopelessness of this war. This is no end in their battle. The Hurt Locker doesn't have much of a story but instead, it concentrates on giving you the realism of this actual Iraq War.
Unlike any other war film, there isn't a body count or taking over any property or land that determines the winner of this war. Instead, the priority of this war focuses on defusing bombs. The Hurt Locker only follows three main characters in this film, as they are members of a United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit in Iraq. We travel their tour together as they contend with defusing bombs, the threat of insurgency, and the tension that develops among them.
The Hurt Locker is perfect for what it is; but it doesn't have any re-watch value as this is a very uneasy movie to watch, similar to the film United 93. The only plot is for the characters to stay alive. What works in the film is the directing, photography and its cinematography. With how this film is shot gives you the experiences of how the soldiers are exactly feeling as they are in constant dangers. This film ends perfectly, as it takes one sentence to explain your respect & sympathy for the American soldiers; including our awareness of their fight within an unwinnable war.