Definitely one of the better movies this year.

Rating: 9/10 (15 December 2009)

As I've just seen the movie i'm still a bit shaken by it. It left me completely amazed. Going in to see it, I didn't really know what to expect. For once, I didn't read any other reviews for it before. That's something I haven't really done before. So here I am, sitting, having no idea what to expect, and I'll tell you, this is one of the best movies of the year, and one of those future classics that we'll look back on and call it one of those great, classic war movies. The writing was great, Although we didn't get to see a lot of dialog, when it was there, it worked, and it seemed natural overall. The plot itself was amazing though. The directing, was surprisingly good, in fact, it was brilliant. How she kept that suspense through the whole movie. The sniper scene is a good example, there she shows a real talent in suspense. Or the scene (spoiler) where the bombs appear around James, that's perfectly shot.(end spoiler) Even though I think that this years award for best directing actually goes to Tarantino, this is one hell of a performance. The acting was great as well. Although I didn't get any real "wow" performance from anyone,it sure was a great cast. Ralph Fiennes (Schindler's List) and Guy Pierce (Memento, L.A. Confidential) makes small appearances which are both great. The cinematography is also a very good part of the movie, some really beautiful shots. Now afterwards I see people calling it a perfect movie, and even the best war movie since Apocalypse Now! While I wouldn't go that far, it is sure one of the best war movies i've seen in a long while, yes possibly, ever. But I see it as the best war movie made about the Iraq war. We got the best movie about world war 2,which would probably be Saving Private Ryan or something.And then we have the Vietnam war, which is Apocalypse Now!. And now, as I said, we have a masterpiece about the Iraq war as well, "The Hurt Locker" a definite future classic.