Visually Stunning War film

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2017)

The Hurt Locker is one of the more critically praised war-based films of all time. Having winning best picture Oscar, the hype was heavily surrounded. For most critics it was well loved, but for several film goers they did not like the film as winning best picture.
The Hurt Locker does deliver in terms of its technical aspects and overall directing, cinematography and visuals. It is very well shot, and well edited. And the characters and performances from leads Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie are star making and they instantly elevate the film.
One can see some of the criticism some people say about the film that it isn't that action packed and suspenseful. And I can agree, most of the film is of the three crew members in Iraq protecting the area, diffusing bombs and overall protecting themselves from the locals. I did not find it as suspenseful or gripping as it has been described but still an entertaining watch-mainly for the performance of Jeremy Renner. Although quite predictable, though this is a film that seems to require more than one watch.