The Hurt Locker (8/10)

Definitely one of the better movies of last year. This dramatic thriller reminds of Saving Private Ryan, but on a much smaller scale.The pacing could have been better and the movie shorter, but what it achieved overall successfully was to invoke the emotions of its audience from the inside. And this was due to its brilliant direction from Kathryn Bigelow and the cast. Even Guy Pearce's 10 to 15 minutes screen time left a mark.The movie has a lot of action and the editing was also brilliantly done. Bigelow has a talent for gluing our eyes to the screen.