The Hurt Locker











Sniping or supermarket shopping?

This was made in 2008 but only had a very limited release which is a shame as this is a great film.

Set in Iraq, this movie is about a 3 man bomb defusing team and their 1 month assignment - checking suspicious objects found in the streets, cars and sometimes on people.

It's all starts off very steady cam, washed out filter but it turns into something else much more interesting when the character of Will is introduced. Will is a bit of a cock but a charismatic cock. He behaves recklessly and puts his team in unnecessary danger which seems to be tolerated because he is very good at what he does having disarmed over 800 bombs. Maybe the army would class him as a hero but I definitely would not. He absolutely has his own agenda and chooses himself over everything including his wife and son.

The other team members go from wanting to kill him to a cool removed respect, before finally coming to the realisation that Will is not normal.

Will chooses war because he loves it.

YES - way more interesting than you might think if you're the judging by covers type