The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow is a refreshing approach to today’s action film. Focusing on a three-man American IED (improvised explosive device) Bomb Disposal Unit in Bravo company in the Iraq war, two of the soldiers, Staff Sergeant JT Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Ben Geraghty) count down the days to go home as they barely survive the dangerous situations they are led into by a talented, but reckless Sergeant Will James (Jeremy Renner). Sergeant James continuously rubs his men the wrong way, either by ignoring their attempts to communicate with him during dangerous missions, or…
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