The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

I finally saw this movie. Its been in theaters for a while, and I was a little scared to making the commitment to see it. Everyone told me it was intense, but not really a plot. Everyone was right. I was on the edge of my seat the whole movie, but I noticed there was really no plot nor character development. It was just a guy in a bomb suit going into different scenarios defusing bombs. And thats it. Well, there is more depth than that, but really it was just a reality check on war. I have never seen a war movie that felt more real.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who directed the the best Swayze and Reeves movie ever, Point Break, showed us in the Hurt Locker what war is like in middle east. It takes us into the lives of the most dangerous job in the world, disarming bombs in the war. 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. James behaves as if he's indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.

When the bombs are being disarmed, your heart is racing. You keep wondering if they will blow up or not. Very intense scenes. Especially when he finds a car full of bombs, or a bomb implanted in a little boys body. But all in all, its just a crazy redneck showing no fear when approaching a bomb. In the end, the crazy Sargent goes home, and realizes that he only lives for one thing, and thats the thrill of almost dying, and goes right back to the war.

Good movie to see in theaters, but just so you know, there isn't much of a plot or character development, and there is lots of F-bombs. But it is intense and suspenseful throughout the whole film.