Explosive war film that's not really political, yet more directly personal and situational.

Rating: 7/10 (1 February 2010)

Finally watched "The Hurt Locker" after hearing about all the buzz the film has caused. And you can see why the picture has caused a stir for one it's an explosive and thrilling war film of very dangerous situations. It's themes though centered around war stays away from political influence as it's focus was the direct and gritty action of bomb explosives in war. And most scenes shot were harrowing and explosive to the eye as the direction and camera work from director Kathryn Bigelow was top notch.
Set in 2004 in Iraq it centers around the lives and everyday happenings of an elite and highly trained bomb disarming unit. And the viewer is always treated to the bomb disarming during the extreme heat of combat. Right from the get go you can see this is a highly stressful and nerve rattling job, only the strong survive as the margin for error is little to zero. You see this so well displayed by the tough and gritty staff Sergeant James(Jeremy Renner in a good performance) who leads the unit learning each what it means to keep both your body and soul intact.
What more can I say "The Hurt Locker" is powerful and realistic in showing very intense and action packed scenes. As it will keep you the viewer on the edge of your seat each time that another bomb is about to be disarmed. In the end it proves that war is like an addictive drug and that many were meant to be war warriors, as this is one memorable war film that doesn't have a big political theme yet it's situations of direct brutal and heart stopping reality clearly shows the true and real memorable nature of war time to be gritty and heart pounding.