There are few movies that dare to explore war from close quarters, they either glorify it, deplore it, take sides or just pack a lot of ammunition and action into a package. But The Hurt Locker differs from the rest in this. Instead of zooming out of war and exploring the big picture, it wears a magnifying lens and goes deep, deep into the life of three soldiers who are three beautifully crafted characters. The story follows this a bomb squad through their last few weeks in deputation, their struggles, emotions, mutual trust or the lack of it, and above all, the inhuman, bloody and bizarre situations they find themselves in, day after day.
Brilliant performances from each member of the cast, especially the rash but lovable Jeremy Renner. The writer of the movie Mark Boal was a freelance writer who was embedded with a bomb squad in Iraq for a period of time (Source: Wikipedia) and it shows in the plain, hits-you-hard-in-the-face kind of realism throughout the movie.
After watching the movie, it is hard to wonder how soldiers survive in places like Iraq, and also makes one wonder if we can ever win this war!
Verdict: One for the DVD collection.
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