The Hurt Locker (2009)

Rating: 8/10 (13 March 2010)

Superb cinematic direction by Kathryn Bigelow. She deserved the Best Director Oscar this year and she got it! Kathryn took a big risk with a very different script, with unknown actors, and she created history. Jeremy Renner's stellar performance of different shades of emotions will move you and he will demand respect from the audience with this role!! I noticed him first at 'North Country' in 2005 and I thought he was excellent. Two full hours of hard-core action is not for the light-hearted and it may get a little tedious for people who are into dramatic movies. However, one gets amazed by the daring cinematography and the editing of this brilliant movie. And yes, where was Brian Geraghty hiding all this time? I am sure we will see a lot more of him and Jeremy Renner, being so under-appreciated for so long. An impressive B+.
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