The Hurt Locker

If you have read the other reviews I've written so far this year, you may have started wondering if I am really easy to please. The answer is no; in fact, most people would tell you that I am terribly hard to please when it comes to movies, and that my standards are very high. As such, I typically see movies (and subsequently review them) that I think have the potential to be good. Fortunately, most of the films that I have seen lately have lived up to that. If you were looking for a negative review here, you won't find one. The writing, acting, directing, cinematography and even the music for this movie made it an incredible film. 4.5 out of 5 MovieHumans are not given lightly.

In fact, The Hurt Locker was one of the best films I have seen in recent memory. If you are looking for a heartwarming tale of love and success, you might want to look elsewhere. But if you want Oscar-worthy, albeit gutwrenching moviemaking, then don't miss it. Combining all-out intensity with ballsy truth (now that people are making movies where good people sometimes die, as opposed to the sorry excuses for action films that were made pre-1960, every scenario is tense), the film brought the right balance of provocative moments and exhilirating ones. A supporting cast that includes Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes and Evangeline Lilly plays soundly, while Jeremy Renner is perfect for the cowboy bomb-defuser that is followed for most of the movie. Pretty hard to say too much more besides "see it."