Good...but NOT better than Avatar

Rating: 7/10 (7 March 2010)

OK I am still emotional...Just saw this movie ROB Avatar for best picture. This is a good movie, just NOT a GREAT movie.
OK I got that out of my system.
I do not want to give too much away. is a movie about the bomb experts that are working in the battlefield. It does more that just show explosions or failed explosions. It prys into the life of SST James, played by Jeremy Renner. The filming is well done with locations closely resembling war torn Iraq. Kathryn Bigelow did a good job directing. But Oscar for Directing....ehh.
Things I did not like: I have met Bomb specialists...and they are NOT strung out with a death wish like Renner portrayed. Bomb experts are meticulous, calm and sticklers for safety and procedure...or they end up dead that simple. I did find the movie a little long. At the same time I felt there was not enough story on his home life near the end especially the strain this job is placing on his family. The ending could have been better.
I liked it, worth a Discount Rental (but it is not even close to Avatar, or Blind Side, or 9, or Up In the Air)