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Cast

Jeremy Renner
as Staff Sgt. William James

Anthony Mackie
as Sgt. J.T. Sanborn

Brian Geraghty
as Specialist Owen Eldrige

Guy Pearce
as Sgt. Matt Thompson

Ralph Fiennes
as Contractor Team Leader

David Morse
as Col. Reed

Evangeline Lilly
as Connie James

Christian Camargo
as Col. John Cambridge

Suhail Aldabbach
as Black Suit Man

Christopher Sayegh
as Beckham

Nabil Koni
as Professor Nabil

Sam Spruell
as Contractor Charlie

Sam Redford
as Contractor Jimmy

Feisal Saddun
as Contractor Feisal

Feisal Sadoun

Barrie Rice
as Contractor Chris

Justin Campbell
as Sgt. Carter

Malcolm Barrett
as Sgt. Foster

Erin Gann
as Mortuary Affairs Officer

Nibras Qassem
as Nabil's Wife

Ryan Tramont
as Guard at Liberty Gate

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Audience Reviews for The Hurt Locker

• Mar 29, 2016

  Say hello to the most overrated movie of all time. This is a movie that got so much buzz because of the circumstances we were living in at the time, and with good reason. The movie has some well-made scenes, but unfortunately, the majority of the movie is just a poorly directed character arc, that doesn't work for me at all. Jeremy Renner was never my favorite actor, even though I enjoy to watch him in movies. However, I thought that his performance in this movie was sloppy and incredibly unbelievable. Kathryn Bigelow is one of the best female directors that we have, and she does a good job with the movie, but I don't know if it was Oscar-worthy. The movie is surely time for some people who like war-movies, but to me, it just didn't work.
  

  Lasse G Super Reviewer
• Nov 19, 2015

  A suspenseful and thrilling war film from director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker is a smart and uncompromising look at the lives of soldiers serving in Iraq. The story follows a bomb disposal unit as they go out on missions to deal with car bombs, suicide bombers, and IEDs, but the team leader's wild and reckless attitude soon pushes his team members to their breaking point. Jeremy Renner gives an outstanding performance, and is able to convey a lot through subtle looks and movements. Additionally, there are some strong supporting performances by Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, and Evangeline Lilly. Bigelow's directing is also incredibly well-done and gives the film a gritty and raw quality. And, the writing's remarkably tight and keeps the focus on the soldiers and their personal struggles; avoiding any political commentary about the war. A provocative character drama, The Hurt Locker asks some hard questions about the effects that war has on the soldiers who fight it.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Sep 20, 2015

  A fantastic yet different take on a modern day war movie, Instead of fast paced action we get amazing suspense nearly the whole way through the film, Some amazing acting and a breakthrough performance by Jeremy Renner, It has small bits of action but it's not what you will remember about this film, The director takes us on an emotional rollercoaster with the lives of our heroes overseas and really makes us bond with the cast, It's almost the perfect modern day war film and can see why it won film of the year at the Oscars.
  Jamie C Super Reviewer
• Sep 25, 2012

  It's nice that R.Fiennes, Morse and Pearce had cameos, and that the bulk of the acting was by actors i've not seen before. Its comparison to avatar is inevitable and i think it justly won the award. Purely on a personal note i'd rather see actors/esses than animation providing the actings not shit which it wasnt. Mackie and Geraghty are affable in portraying their situation while Renner hits the nail on the head with his cowboy come war addict performance. Not as tense as i was expecting and for me that's the only fault
  Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer

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