Huh? This was the Oscar winner?

Rating: 3/10 (3 April 2010)

I had to see this because of the Oscar win. Unfortunately, disappointment is just an understatement.
1. Bad (no) storyline. 2. Fake suspense (guy waving at video man?) 3. Questionable directing - what was Bigelow trying to tell? War is bad? Soldiers suffer from war? Why send Jeremy back for another tour and counting down 365 Days in the end. I did not get the irony or paradox - it was all over the place. 4. Unbelievable sequences - so many that I have no idea where to start. Jeremy running on the streets alone without being captured and the Eldridge got ambushed with 3 brigades in the neighborhood?
The only saving grace was the credible acting of Jeremy Renner. He did a great job even though his character was not well structured. Was Jeremy an anit-hero? Anti-war? Escaptist? A guy blew up literally in his hand at the end and his partner who was hiding in safety was the one who broke down emotionally?
I am not sure how the academy can award an Oscar to this movie. This is almost like a A- grade movie that you expect to see on Cinemax on a lazy afternoon.
I gave a 3 instead of 1 because of Jeremy and Anthony Mackie's acting.