'The Hurt Locker' is both explosive and meditative

Jeremy Renner, left, and Anthony Mackie portray American soldiers who dismantle bombs in Iraq in The Hurt Locker. Finally, Hollywood has made a great film about the The Hurt Locker is easily the best of the movies which have focused on the ongoing war. Skillfully directed by , Locker is both a psychological portrait and an exciting action film. It captures the complexities of the war in Iraq with visceral suspense as well as explosive battle sequences and powerful performances. By taking a close look at a trio of courageous but also very human soldiers, it brings the conflict to life in a way that no previous movie has managed to do. The story, based on the first-hand observations of embedded journalist/screenwriter Mark Boal, focuses on technicians in an American bomb disposal squad. We get a palpable sense of the ongoing... [read full story]                    

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