I highly recommend this movie.

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2009)

Platoon" was one of the best movies made about the Vietnam war, "Saving Private Ryan" was one of the best made about World war two; and "The Hurt Locker" is one of the best movies made about the Iraq war. I had the privilege of watching a special screening last night. The movie is intense, heartbreaking, and powerful! "The Hurt Locker" follows an elite Army bomb squad unit, who has to go around disarming IED's. Every moment that these guys are on the field could be their last one.
The movie shows us, how war and fear can change people. It also shows us just how difficult and horrible this war is; not only for our troops but the Iraqi people as well. The one thing that kept going through my mind while I watched this was... how can anyone live in such a tense situation and return home okay. My hope is that our troops returning home are not denied the help they need in order to return to successful civilian life. I know when my brother in-law returned from Kuwait, he wasn't the same. He never really wanted to talk about his time there and he fell into a deep depression.
Although the movie features a few big name stars like Guy Pearce and Ralph Fiennes, both had minor roles, the real stars are three actors you've probably never heard of; Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty. All three do an amazing job. I like the fact the movie wasn't pro or anti-war. It just gave us a peak inside the lives of these three guys and what they had to face on a daily basis.