The Hurt Locker
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 986 Ratings
- Starring: Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Jeremy Renner
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- Director: Kathryn Bigelow
- Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, War
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Positive: 34 out of 35
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Mixed: 1 out of 35
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100A great film, an intelligent film, a film shot clearly so that we know exactly who everybody is and where they are and what they’re doing and why.
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100Like 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.
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80The drawback is that even though The Hurt Locker is extremely effective in places, it ultimately feels unformed and somewhat unfinished.
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60Boal's script stirs a little of everything into the pot, which boils down into seven setpieces divided by brief intervals of camaraderie/conflict among the three protags.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 221 out of 360
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Mixed: 36 out of 360
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Negative: 103 out of 360
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