I gave it 1 because they didn't have the option for 0.

Rating: 1/10 (8 March 2010)

I rarely do this, but I had to turn this off slightly half way through. This movie was terrible, it was worse than terrible, it was an atrocity. Anyone who has ever served should feel ashamed by this movie, and anyone who is EOD should lash out accordingly towards Bigelow. I know people say it's a movie and we shouldn't bash it for lack of realism, but for crying out loud it doesn't even come close to resembling realism. The only real part of this movie is the fact that they're US Soldiers in Iraq, that's it. The writing is terrible: the plot was lacking in many ways and the characters did things that even a mindless robot would ask "did you seriously just order me to do that?" The acting (and this is surprising because I liked Jeremy Renner in 28 Days Later...) is sub par, not one of the characters was believable and the lead was a loose cannon taken a little over the top. And sorry Mrs. Bigelow, but you really should stick to movies like Point Break and Strange Days, war movies are just not your strong point, especially ones that are so ludicrous as this that I almost feel shamed wearing a uniform for my country because of how people correlate this movie with the real world. Another confusing thing about this film is how people thought it was so good. I think everything about this film puts US Service Members in the wrong light. We are not heroic to the point of stupidity, and not many soldiers can use a sniper rifle to take out a target over 1000M away. EOD does not perform in the way depicted, much less anywhere close to the way depicted, and the direction this film took was so ridiculous that I seriously question the intelligence of America for putting this up for Best Picture and it being boasted as the "Best film of '09." 2009 had many films released that were above and beyond better films in every aspect by comparison. I question the opinions of anyone who rates this movie more than 3 stars and wouldn't take any recommendations from anyone who liked this movie as I know they have poor taste in film. If you haven't seen Hurt Locker, don't. Much like Napoleon Dynamite, I want those hours of my life back.