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(1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "Bigelow's gripping yet subtle study in the psychology of war is set to the urgent rhythms of a ticking bomb, exploding the myth of the maverick hero."   Channel 4 Film   Anton Bitel 4/8 "This is Master of Suspense filmmaker crafted by someone who understands the nature of nail-biting thrills."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron A- "Hurt Locker is a superb achievement that not only constructs some of the finest suspense set pieces of the year, but manages to find compelling, innovative wartime psychological threads to pull at as well."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 4/5 "understands the key element in modern warfare: chaos reigns supreme."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin A "The film supports the idea that extended exposure to certain kinds of experiences have the effect of either galvanizing a participant or breaking them, if they are fortunate enough to survive. In WWII, war was hell, in Viet Nam it was numbed by drugs, but"   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Unable to parse what he sees, James finds meaning, at last, in his misreading."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "...uncommonly taut and uniformly well acted..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair A- "A modern-day war classic."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "A raw and unnerving thriller that gets its impact from taut, intimate suspense scenes low on bombast and high on the potential costs of military duty."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman A "Bigelow has successfully built a vision of war rarely seen on screen, a visceral nearly first person perspective of war where the rush of combat is a welcomed relief."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens B+ "As tense and compelling an action drama as you're liable to see all year."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "A coolly elegant kineticist, Kathryn Bigelow specializes in impressionistic phallus jostles."   Slant Magazine   Fernando F. Croce B+ "Less impressive as a whole than in its parts, it's still a provocative, well-crafted picture...one of the best films yet made about the Iraq War."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "A riveting Iraqi war film about three members of an Army bomb dismantling squad in Baghdad."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3.5/4 "More than any recent movie, this has a 'you are there' feel to it that gives us a flavor of an Iraq we don't see on the nightly newscasts."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 4/4 "a visceral, heart-pounding experience that is easily the best film yet to made about the current war in Iraq and also one of the best war films of the past decade"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick "The Hurt Locker looks and feels like a terrific action film, but there's a piece of art ticking away within it that goes off inside your head and your heart while you're watching."   Cinematical   James Rocchi "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 4.5/5 "I found it difficult at times to remember that these men are actors. The tension is pulled to just the right tautness to be sustained over time without having to defuse it with a narrative break. And the acting is great."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 4/5 "Director Kathryn Bigelow, doing her run-’n’-gun best, doesn’t mine traditional suspense so much as impart a queasy feeling of monotony."   Time Out New York   Keith Uhlich A "...this is without a doubt director Kathryn Bigelow's best film to date, one which should be Oscar nominated in every category it's eligible for."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford A- "Harrowing and horrifying, The Hurt Locker delivers the visceral, heart-in-throat action goods, and in doing so, gets at more truths about Iraq than its preachy ... brethren."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 5/5 ""The Hurt Locker" is not only one of the very best films of 2009, it is one of the very best and most exciting war movies of any kind to come along in a long time."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 4/5 "A film that often makes us flinch from the screen, mainly because of a superbly layered performance by Renner."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 5/5 "Kathryn Bigelow has shown Hollywood how it's done: The Hurt Locker is the strongest and most satisfying thriller in years."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves A "This is a must see film."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 8/10 "Bigelow has taken the truism that "movies are life with the boring bits cut out" to the extreme..."   Playback:stl   Sarah Boslaugh "Bigelow's handheld camerawork roams like a spotter's eyes, always surveying, always getting another look..."   Seanax.com   Sean Axmaker 3/4 "There's a definite absence of Hollywood gloss in Bigelow's film, which was appreciated."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 8/10 "If you're looking for ferocious, visceral suspense, Kathryn Bigelow delivers with this graphic, subversive portrait of courage under fire, as adrenaline junkies get high on danger."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 8/10 "Extremely good whenever characters keep their mouths shut; when there's dialogue, it's usually heavy-handed and leading."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 4/4 Read review   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten  (1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1