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Release Date:
10 October 2008 (Italy)
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Tagline:
You'll know when you're in it. more
Plot:
Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb. full summary | full synopsis
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9 wins
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7 nominations
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(578 articles)
Golden Globes 2010 Predictions: Best Picture – Drama
(From Alternative Film Guide. 19 November 2009, 11:51 PM, PST)
Good Morning, Oscar: November 19
(From The Wrap. 19 November 2009, 8:26 AM, PST)
(From Alternative Film Guide. 19 November 2009, 11:51 PM, PST)
Good Morning, Oscar: November 19
(From The Wrap. 19 November 2009, 8:26 AM, PST)
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The work of a master filmmaker
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeremy Renner | ... | SSgt. William James |
 | Anthony Mackie | ... | Sgt. JT Sanborn |
 | Brian Geraghty | ... | Spc. Owen Eldridge |
 | Guy Pearce | ... | Sgt. Matt Thompson |
 | Ralph Fiennes | ... | Contractor Team Leader |
 | David Morse | ... | Colonel Reed |
 | Evangeline Lilly | ... | Connie James |
 | Christian Camargo | ... | Col. John Cambridge |
| Suhail Aldabbach | ... | Black Suit Man (as Suhail Al-Dabbach) |
| Christopher Sayegh | ... | Beckham |
| Nabil Koni | ... | Professor Nabil |
| Sam Spruell | ... | Contractor Charlie |
 | Sam Redford | ... | Contractor Jimmy |
| Feisal Sadoun | ... | Contractor Feisal |
| Barrie Rice | ... | Contractor Chris |
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Rated R for war violence and language.
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Runtime:
131 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45024) |
Ireland:15A |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:16 |
UK:15 |
Germany:16 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Singapore:M18 |
Argentina:16 |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) |
Finland:K-15
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The production couldn't gain access to a U.S. military base in Kuwait, so the whole production was moved to Amman, Jordan.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the opening sequence, an Arabic voice can be heard shouting "Youjed hunak qunbilah" - the accent is clearly not Iraqi. There is also a grammatical error, but it is a normal error, given the fact that most Arabs don't usually speak excellent standard Arabic, in addition most of the Iraqis who worked with the American army were not highly educated, not that they cared.
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Staff Sergeant William James:
This box is full of stuff that almost kill me.
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(Fear) Is Big Business
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The Hurt Locker is a serious character study and a taut, suspenseful action thriller at once.
The subject matter itself - the work of a bomb expert, possibly one of the most nerve-racking jobs on the planet - yields most of the suspense but Bigelow manages to squeeze out every bit of tension of the premise.
This film to me was very apolitical - though set in Iraq, it is distinguished from most of the Iraq-themed war films in that it concentrates much more on the job itself than the political environment. Iraq seemed more like a backdrop - any other war would do, The Hurt Locker does not preach about this one specifically.
The story is deeply emotional, depicting a thoroughly disturbed individual's life in hell. Jeremy Renner gives an incredibly powerful performance as an EOD officer completely hooked on adrenaline stemming from his everyday close shaves with death.
All aspects of film-making are top-notch, from the brilliantly subversive screenplay through vivid cinematography, masterful directing and perfectly paced editing.
In its storytelling the filmmakers wisely break with traditional Hollywood narrative techniques. There is no clear antagonist, no rising action, no obvious character development and no climax. And yet the film manages to be more interesting, tense and suspenseful than any Hollywood action thriller I've seen in years while making a powerful, yet subtle statement about the insane addiction that is war. Kudos for everyone involved for making this film without compromising.
This is pure quality, cinematic storytelling at its best, a thinking man's actioner.