A Well Deserving Winner in a Strong Year.

Rating: 9/10 (30 December 2012)

Much like American Beauty, this film was very much deserving of the multiple Oscars it won back in 2010 and even though people question it on account of Inglorious Basterds and Avatar coming out that year (Both were excellent films but one was definitely more worthy then the other, *cough* not James Cameron *cough*), this film earned it's keep. We'll start at the beginning, from the start of the film to the end, it was suspenseful and at the very least Bigelow kept us at the edge of our seats. With each bomb diffusion that was shown, you couldn't leave because you never knew when bombs were going to go off and how. The acting and directing was excellent with the highlights coming from Jeremy Renner who had a career changing performance (remember how his highlight was the turncoat in S.W.A.T. before this film). Anthony Mackie and the other guy did a hell of a job as the team who has to deal with Renner along with them coming to terms with a loss (to avoid spoilers I won't tell you who and when it takes place). The only flaw that can be pointed out is some of the realism that could be missing in regards to how soldiers handle themselves in war time locations and the procedures that they follow regarding situations like this. Saying that, until I contact my cousin (served two tours in Iraq and was wounded twice, one was ironically from a car bomb. By the way, God bless him and all who serve to allow us to write about things we love), my opinion of this film will not change.