THE HURT LOCKER Movie Review

THE HURT LOCKER (3.5 out of 5)
When I saw The Hurt Locker, all I knew about it was what I had seen in the trailer, but not much else. I have a habit of not reading too much about a movie before seeing it, so that it retains some type of surprise element. But what I did see in the trailer intrigued me enough that I wanted to see the movie.
The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, K-19) takes place during the summer of 2004 and follows the story of three members of a counterforce that specializes in disarming homemade bombs, or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq.
The movie opens with Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie), Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty) and their team leader trying to disarm a bomb. Through some complications Sanborn and Eldridge end up losing their team leader. The army assigns Staff Sergeant William [...]

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THE HURT LOCKER Movie Trailer

Check out two trailers for THE HURT LOCKER starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pierce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, and directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
The Hurt Locker will be released to limited theaters on June 26, 2009. Watch the two trailers below.

The Hurt Locker Synopsis: 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. 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.

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