Upcoming Film: The Hurt Locker

I really want to see this film after seeing the trailer on Apple's website.  It's been a long time since we've had a good action-packed war epic.  Shot in Jordan, the film captures the new face of war today.

"Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb."  -Film synopsis from imdb.com

Indeed, the "enemy" today isn't so clearly defined anymore when anyone can be called a "terrorist" or "suicide bomber", appear out of civilian crowds, and any object can be a bomb.

Interesting trivia: If Armond White gives this film a positive review, it must be that good. If you don't know who this guy is, look him up on Rotten Tomatoes.  He gives 90%+ movies rotten reviews and often gives terrible movies fresh reviews.  He is a contrarian; it's rare to see this guy agree with the meter for a legitimately good movie.  Case in point: Star Trek vs. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Rotten Tomatoes link to The Hurt Locker | Armond White's Reviews