“The Hurt Locker” (2009)
again. My husband G. Grod didn’t get to see The Hurt Locker, so when Barnes and Noble sent us an email saying that Oscar winners were 40% off, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. We ordered Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds and Up. Watching Hurt Locker a second time is interesting, as I could observe HOW the director sustained tension without feeling it so acutely as I did watching the first time. I think this is a superbly crafted movie that takes a tight focus on one character, yet has far-reaching implications. There’s no way I can walk away from watching it and think, well, that’s over. It lingers, and makes me feel uncomfortable, in the way that really good fiction does.