Fresh
Director Kathryn Bigelow, doing her run-'n'-gun best, doesn't mine traditional suspense so much as impart a queasy feeling of monotony.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
The Hurt Locker
You don't have to be a hero to do this job. But it helps.
2008 · 2h 11m · R
Drama, Thriller, War
Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow
Overview
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Director and cast
- Kathryn Bigelow Director
- Jeremy Renner as Sgt. William James
- Anthony Mackie as Sgt. JT Sanborn
- Brian Geraghty as Spc. Owen Eldridge
- Guy Pearce as Sgt. Matt Thompson
- David Morse as Colonel Reed
- Ralph Fiennes as Mercenary Team Leader
- Evangeline Lilly Cast
- Christian Camargo Cast
- Christopher Sayegh Cast
- Suhail Dabbach Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Bigelow's film combines an expert management of tension with a sensitive and journalistic attention to detail: she has one eye on the truth and the other on the multiplex.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Fresh
One of the best movies of the year, with a star-making performance from Jeremy Renner.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Fresh
Like every war before it, the U.S. invasion of Iraq has generated its share of movies. But The Hurt Locker is the first of them that can properly be called a masterpiece.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
The question isn't how do you live with the buzz of looming death; it's how do you live without it? No answers are offered, or even suggested.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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