Excellent war movie, almost like a documentary.

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2010)

I have seen many war films over the last 70 some odd years. The Hurt Locker is more like a documentary, Like many great documentaries this film explores the horrors of war & the effect of what this does to the participants.
Here we have 3 experts of of bomb disposal. we the audience are not spared of any of the horrors of war.
Katherine Bigelow directed & she very easily may be the Oscar winner, If so, she will be the first Female winner. Mark Boals screenplay is a spare one, & is excellent. Our 3 main soldiers are portrayed by featured actors from film & TV. I am sure they will be in major roles from here on. Jeremy Renner,Anthony Mackie & Brian Geraghty are first rate.
Ralph Fiennes,David Morse & Guy Pierce have cameo roles/ Evangeline Lilly is the only female cast member,Her role is very brief.
Most of the cinematography is by hand held camera, I usually bitch about it, BUT here it is needed. It heightens the suspense is many scenes & very well done.
The editing is almost flawless.
Now being about G.I.'s the language is quite raw BUT it fits the scenes. This was made mostly in Jordan;.
This is definitely one of the years best. The date on film is 2008, BUT was not released till 2009in Los Angeles & New York, so it is eligible for all 2009 awards.
Ratings; **** (out of 4) 98 points (out of 100) IMDb 10 (out of 10)