Description
This thriller from director Kathryn Bigelow (POINT BREAK) travels to Baghdad with a U.S. military bomb detonating unit. THE HURT LOCKER stars Jeremy Renner, Guy Pearce, and Ralph Fiennes.
Movieline:
06/22/2009 "[I]t's politically loaded stuff, too, but Bigelow's in the thriller business, and therein rests LOCKER's greatest appeal....Propulsive, crisply edited, literally explosive..."Box Office:
06/26/2009 4 stars out of 5 — "With its meaty, intelligent story and a plethora of violent pyrotechnics, it is the rare kind of movie that has plenty to appeal to fans of action and drama alike."Los Angeles Times:
06/26/2009 "Overwhelmingly tense, overflowing with crackling verisimilitude, it's both the film about the war in Iraq that we've been waiting for and the kind of unqualified triumph that's long been expected from director Kathryn Bigelow."A.V. Club:
06/25/2009 "Bigelow has always thrived on graphic intensity, and in the early going especially, she suggests the psychological toll on Renner, Mackie, and Geraghty one aggravating mission at a time." — Grade: A-Rolling Stone:
07/09/2009 3.5 stars out of 5 — "The dazzling virtuosity of her ticking-bomb thriller includes staying alert to what's ticking inside the men....Bigelow builds a combustible drama that shakes you in ways you don't see coming."USA Today:
06/26/2009 3.5 stars out of 4 — "Skillfully directed by Kathryn Bigelow, LOCKER is both a psychological portrait and an exciting action film. It captures the complexities of the war in Iraq with visceral suspense as well as explosive sequences and powerful performances."Chicago Sun-Times:
07/08/2009 4 stars out of 4 — "[A] spellbinding war film....THE HURT LOCKER is a 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."Total Film:
07/23/2009 4 stars out of 5 — "[N]ot since the opening of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN has a war movie made you feel so much part of the battle, the time writer Mark Boal spent embedded creaking into every edge-of-the-seat scene."Entertainment Weekly:
12/25/2009 Included in Entertainment Weekly's "The Best Films Of The Year" — "THE HURT LOCKER blows away out-dated movie depictions of bravery and obsession, risk and responsibility."Los Angeles Times:
12/20/2009 Included in Los Angeles Times's "Best Films Of 2009" — "Kathryn Bigelow's tightly wound drama of military bomb squads in modern desert wars was brilliantly executed."Rolling Stone:
12/24/2009 Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2009" — "[T]he directing tour de force of the year..."USA Today:
12/31/2009 Ranked #1 in USA Today's "Top Ten Films Of 2009."Uncut:
08/24/2009 5 stars out of 5 — "[O]ne of the great American films of the decade, certainly the best American movie since THERE WILL BE BLOOD, shocking, overwhelming and unforgettable."
CAST
| Anthony Mackie | Actor, SHE HATE ME (2004) |
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| Jeremy Renner | American Actor, DAHMER (2002) |
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| Guy Pearce | Actor/"...Priscilla..." |
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| Ralph Fiennes | British actor, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, SCHINDLER'S LIST |
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| Bryan Geraghty | Actor, CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER WOMEN (2006) |
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| Evangeline Lilly | American actress, LOST |
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| David Morse | American TV/Film Actor |
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CREW
| Producer | Kathryn Bigelow (Director/Screenwriter) |
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| Producer | Mark Boal (Story, IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH) |
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| Producer | Nicolas Chartier (Producer) |
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| Producer | Greg Shapiro (Producer, INVESTIGATING SEX (2002)) |
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| Executive Producer | Tony Mark |
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| Director of Photography | Barry Ackroyd (Director of Photography, THE LOST SON (1999)) |
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| Composer | Marco Beltrami (Composer) |
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| Composer | Buck Sanders (Score composer) |
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Edition: UneditedVersion, CollectorsEdition, DirectorsCut
Video: Color, LetterBoxed
Audio: Silent
Weight factor: 1 item(s)
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Runtime |
Box |
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130 min |
(normal)
ClamShell |
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R (MPAA)
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Catalog #: 3961896
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UPC: 025192048562 |
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Release NotesBlu-ray Disc Features: Dual Layer Widescreen - 1.78 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Spanish DTS HD Master Audio - English, Spanish Subtitles - Spanish
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