The Hurt Locker is possibly the best war movie ever, save Full Metal Jacket, that movie was awesome! Anyways, The Hurt Locker is a movie about a bomb disposal team in Iraq. The movie gives a great account of the difficulties there are fighting in an urban setting. Every man with a cell phone can potentially set off a bomb, any stack of garbage can have hidden explosives in it. Despite this, the soldiers act in as humane a way as possible, although one sees behind the scenes the pent up aggression they hold. The soldiers are shown to be unable to live outside of a war setting, despite the constant danger they face every day. This is illustrated near the end of the movie with one of the soldiers doing the mundane task of shopping for groceries, wondering how exactly this is making a difference for his country.
The film is not overtly political, which is why most war movies fail. The film is beautifully shot, with lots of tense scenes. Guy Pierce and Ralph Fiennes make cameos, and the acting is generally excellent. The movie was surprisingly shot by a woman, however this probably gives the movie a different perspective than one is used to.
All in all one should definitely see this movie. It's got everything you need. Bombs, guns, and tanks....
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