Must have been a down year for movies...

Rating: 5/10 (9 February 2010)

I don't understand all the praise being laid upon this movie. Even as a non-military person, I could tell that the scenes were just ridiculous, and that seriously detracted from my enjoyment. I was certainly gripping my chair in certain scenes (opening scene particularly) but then when the EOD team of three starts acting like they are the only ones in Iraq, that's when I started losing interest. And looking at my watch. Its unfortunate because I think they could have had a good movie here, maybe you remove three or four of the scenes, or at the very least, don't make the EOD team do everything BY THEMSELVES. I saw Avatar and loved it despite the plot. I think Hurt Locker, if it wins the Oscar, will cement 2009 as the worst year for movies ever, or at least since "Crash" or "Shakespeare in Love" won Oscars.