Saturday, February 6, 2010

Best Picture Nominee #1

The Hurt Locker

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty

Long story short, I liked it. I had no idea what it was about before I saw it, except that it was an Iraq war story. As it so happens, it's about a special team of people who disable bombs in a war zone.

This isn't a best picture. It's a well made film with excellent character development, which is actually the entire story. The very subtle plot is merely tool a to help justify why we're still focusing on these people. Although I will say that it was very interesting to watch...even without a plot to pee in.

Kudos to Kathryn Bigelow for rockin' out in a genre that doesn't normally see many women.

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