SIFF Day 8: Reviews

The Hurt Locker (US) : A

To call this "intense" or "gripping" is a huge understatement. From the beginning, "The Hurt Locker" drops us right into a different world, where lives hang on by a thread, and humanity only surfaces in brief glimpses. The movie does all its work with amazing honesty and constraint, without ever getting aggressively loud or overly sentimental. While the explosions and gun fights are effective, it is through many wordless moments that the movie really draws us in and shakes us to the core. In an excellent ensemble cast, Jeremy Renner stands out with a truly magnetic performance.

Carmo, Hit the Road (Spain) : B

Rembrandt's J'Accuse (Netherlands) (Doc?) : B-