Review of film: “THE HURT LOCKER” – Adrenaline Junkies make unusual companions!

Review of film:  “THE HURT LOCKER”  –  Adrenaline Junkies make unusual companions!   =

                            Rating: 9 of 10 stars.

The Iraq war has been a generally unpopular subject for films with the general public (witness the fine work in “STOP-LOSS”). This film covers the subject by leaving out the U.S. political elements & concentrates on U.S. & British soldiers doing a very difficult job of defusing bombs, other weapons & suicide bombers in that decimated country…

…  Staff Sergeant James (JEREMY RENNER) is the exceptionally adept bomb expert whose adrenaline-junkie ways worry his fellow company men Sgt Sanborn (ANTHONY MACKIE) & fatalistic Specialist Eldridge (BRIAN GERAGHTY)…

…  It may not be very realistic (re risking soldiers lives defusing weapons that in most cases could more safely be simply blown up in the already-destroyed civilian areas), but it’s set-up & acted with great TENSION & BELIEVABILITY…

…  You get to really “know” the finely-played characters (including a number of the Iraqi enemies & civilians)— their fears, quirks, rationalizations & thoughts. It’s the humanizing (& periodic depictions of dehumanizing conduct) that distinguishes this very well-done effort.   

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