Hurt Locker (2009, UK, 2008, USA) Cert. 15. Well now, I wanted to see Final destination 3D, Mrs H wanted to see Hurt Locker, we went to watch Hurt Locker. We saw this film in Sheffield Showcase, worthy of note as the screen is not as big as many cinemas, hence, some of the CGI and Special effects were not as 'big'. This cinema does feel a bit cosier, not that this is a cosy film. Kathryn Bigelow is the director and not someone whose work I am that familiar with. A woman directing an intense, male based war film is interesting in itself. Mark Boal (the writer) and others involved with the production actually went to Iraq ...  Read the complete review

A film only review. The Hurt Locker goes on general release in the UK on August 28th. DVD and Blu-ray releases are scheduled for late December. This new film about the experiences of a bomb disposal team in Iraq is genuinely impressive in a way I really wasn't expecting. It's directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who previously gave us classics like, er, Strange Days and K-19: The Widowmaker. But somehow Bigelow's always given the impression that she was capable of much better films than she's managed to make. This - a low-budget film in a genre that hasn't done too well commercially lately (Iraq is perhaps too raw a subject to be wildly successful) - might be the one ...  Read the complete review

The Hurt Locker was a film I had not heard anything about nor seen a trailer for, before its release. However, shortly after its release it soon appeared to be a film a number of my friends, family and wrok colleagues were talking about and all were giving it positive reviews. I must admit I thought that despite what people told me and despite my genuine interest in what they had to say, I still wasn't sure if this film was going to be one I would enjoy, but definitely thought it was worth a watch however, as it was described to me as more than just a war movie. So when I spotted this in a sale in HMV priced at £3 and having a few pounds left on a gift card, I ...  Read the complete review

Director: Kathryn Bigelow Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Christopher Sayegh Classification: 15 Runtime: 131 Minutes Original Release date: 28th August 2009 DVD Release date: 28th December 2009 I run a risk in writing this review following only one viewing, in that The Hurt Locker is a film that needs multiple viewings to fully absorb. However, this should not affect the credibility of the review. One thing that must be noted is that this is not a 'war film' per se, in the way in which "Saving Private Ryan" and "Platoon" are 'war films'. Rather, this is an exploration of the chaos of war, and the way in which ...  Read the complete review

" The Hurt Locker" is a 2008 American War movie directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty and follows a US Army bomb disposal team through there tour of a Post iraq war iraq. ------------------------------------------ The Plot: Sergeant first class William James ( Jeremy Renner ) is a seasoned war veteran and has been in the bomb disposal side of the army for quite some time, he is assigned as the team leader of a 3 man team of disposal experts after their sergeant ( Guy Pierce ) is killed by an Iraqi IED ( improvised explosive device ) the other two members of the team Sergeant JT ...  Read the complete review