adonis98-743-186503
An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat, behaving as if he's indifferent to death. The Hurt Locker is probably the most overrated and boring mess of a film i have ever seen in my life and unfortunately the good actors could not save it. (0/10)
n-56728
Overall a good movie but not worthy of winning best picture in my opinion. Having spent time in the sandbox, I thought the portrayal of the military lifestyle was lacking a sense of reality and had way too much hollywood flavor mixed in. The characters were cast pretty well and the story had drama that made it interesting. I was just left feeling empty and not moved by the overall them of the movie. I would watch it again and you should form your own opinions, but don't expect an oscar winning performance with this one.
Reviewed: Marcus Drew - Bell Gardens, CA
nowak-39-262902
...but other films don't have 9,4 meta score! It has higher metascore than: Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Battle of Britain, Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down and it TIED Apocalypse Now?! Unbelievable and strange. I like war movies a lot but couldn't survive through this one. It's trying very hard to be realistic and poetic at the same time. And it's not. Sometimes it's just boring. Bad editing tempo (cleaning bullets scene! - sniper is under fire (suddenly he's not?) and spotter is calling some guy for a very long time to look for bullets instead of just getting them himself, then they pick one clip... long and boring). If main themes are: You get addicted to adrenaline and You never come back from war... than is should be perfectly crafted. And it's far from it. It's even boring to talk about it, there's not much to talk... "Argo" all over again! :)
britneyspearsisgorgeous
I know it's like beating a deadhorse but having been in the Army as infantry, where we actually called up/escorted EOD at times, I just can't get over the overall lack of realism in this movie. A single Humvee going through Iraq? Nope, doesn't happen. I have tried to watch this movie a few times and I just can't get past the egregious errors they make regarding military practices.I'm sure a civilian watching this might think it's a good movie, so if you haven't served then by all means watch it and enjoy. But I don't know how anybody who put time in the military can watch this and take it at all serious.
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