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The Hurt Locker - TRAILER HD (Démineurs) |
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| Release Date
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26 June , 2009 |
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Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller and War |
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2 hrs. 7 min |
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Summit Entertainment, LLC |
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R for war violence and language. |
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Overwiew :In the summer of 2004, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge of Bravo Company are at the volatile center of the war, part of a small counterforce specifically trained to handle the homemade bombs, or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), that account for more than half of American hostile deaths and have killed thousands of Iraqis. A high-pressure, high-stakes assignment, the job leaves no room for mistakes, as they learn when they lose their team leader on a mission. When Staff Sergeant William James takes over the team, Sanborn and Eldridge are shocked by what seems like his reckless disregard for military protocol and basic safety measures. And yet, in the fog of war, appearances are never reliable for long. Is James really a swaggering cowboy who lives for peak experiences and the moments when the margin of error is zero - or is he a consummate professional who has honed his esoteric craft to high-wire precision? As the fiery chaos of Baghdad swirls around them, the men struggle to understand and contain their new leader long enough for them to make it home. They have only 38 days left in their tour of Iraq, but with each new mission comes another deadly encounter, and as James blurs the line between bravery and bravado, it seems only a matter of time before disaster will strike. |
Starring :
Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Christian Camargo, Malcolm Barrett, Kristoffer Ryan Winters, Michael DeSante, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly
Directors :
Kathryn Bigelow
Producers :
Tony Mark, Greg Shapiro, Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Donall McCusker, Jack Schuster
Writers :
Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal |
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USA Today - Claudia Puig
: Finally, Hollywood has made a great film about the Iraq War.
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San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle
: On the day of its release, this one enters the pantheon of great American war films - and puts Kathryn Bigelow into the top tier of American directors.
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Rolling Stone - Peter Travers
: Here's the Iraq War movie for those who don't like Iraq War movies.
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Reelviews - James Berardinelli
: ...may be the first movie set against the backdrop of the Iraq War with absolutely no political agenda.
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New York Times - A.O. Scott
: ...the best nondocumentary American feature made yet about the war in Iraq.
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New York Post - Kyle Smith
: ...stretched both timewise and for plausibility.
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Filmcritic.com - Chris Cabin
: ...pulverizing and madly suspenseful...
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Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum
: ...extraordinary ...
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E! Online - Luke Y. Thompson
: In the latest Iraq War movie...Wait, don't leave! This one's actually good, we promise!
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Chicago Tribune - Geoff Berkshire
: ...explosively real.
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Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert
: ...a spellbinding war film...
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Boston Globe - Wesley Morris
: Screenwriter Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow have made a unique film about war.
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honeey_g says @ Tuesday - July 21,2009
A very intense movie I have ever seen. A great movie inspired by the wars going on in the middle-east. "The Hurt Locker" is authentic, suspenseful and tension filled. One of the best films of the year so far. Must see. | | | | Reply | | |
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