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The Hurt Locker – Film Review
1st September 2009 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
“War is a force that gives us meaning. War is a drug.” The truth of these words, written by author and war correspondent Chris Hedges, that are used to open The Hurt Locker becomes evident mere minutes into its viewing, and further reveals itself as the piece progresses. Heartbeats quicken, muscles tighten, breathing shallows. And that’s just the viewer.
Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq war action/drama is so replete with tension that no...
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