I didn't see this film in the theater. I saw it the day it was released on video. Picked up the movie from the Red Box for a dollar and change. I watched it and it mesmorized me.
It takes place during the later part of the initial Iraq war. After the Thunder Runs and Falujahs. It's about an EOD (Explosive Ordanance Disposal) team in Baghdad and the team's new leader in particular.
I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it so I won't talk about the film anymore.
When the film was over I called him and asked him if he had watched it. He said he had. The week it came out in the theaters. He went to it with a group of soldiers when he was training in Boston.
"So what did you think?" I asked, probing a little before I told him I thought it was a good movie. I didn't want to say anything until I got his response.
"It was realistic. Watching it I thought I was back there. They recreated the Iraq I know perfectly. Except for the cats. I never saw a cat the entire time I was there. All I ever saw were dogs wandering the streets - never cats." he said. "It looked like they filmed it in Iraq and I know they didn't. They did a great job of creating Iraq and showing people what it is like there. They did a great job."
"The movie shows Iraqi civilians hanging around watching the soldiers and that's exactly how it was. No matter where we went we would always have people watching you."
So, if you want to see what it's like to be in Iraq for a couple hours rent the Hurt Locker.
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