Mar 30 2010
The Hurt Locker (2009)
Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, and Brian Geraghty
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Rated R for war violence and language
2 hours 11 minutes
This is the 2009 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, so it has to be great… right? I’m not so sure about great, but it was good. It tells the story of an army bomb squad in the Iraqi war and their struggles to cope with danger and relationships. Obviously well acted, directed, and produced, The Hurt Locker is a quality movie. I just wasn’t that entertained by it. In fact, I’d have to go all the way back to 1996′s The English Patient to find a Best Picture Winner that was less entertaining. It’s worth seeing – just temper your expectations.
Grade: B
View the trailer here.
Of the 2009 Best Picture nominees, here is my ranking so far:
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Up
3. District 9
4. The Hurt Locker
… and I still think that Star Trek is better than all of them.