Using the Five W's to tell you what a film is all about.
The Hurt Locker
WHO: Jeremy Renner, Anthonie Mackie, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce
WHAT: A taut war thriller that follows a U.S. Army Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team on their tour in the Iraq war.
WHEN: 2004, post-American invasion
WHERE: Baghdad, Iraq
WHY SEE IT: Kathryn Bigelow’s highly decorated film operates on two levels: it first makes it frighteningly clear just how vulnerable our soldiers are and how futile America’s presence in the Iraqi war seems to be while also simultaneously capturing the essence of the U.S. soldier and their raw, human desire to be needed, to be good at something and to be a part of something extraordinary.
FINAL GRADE: A-
