This man is very attractive. But he has a lot of issues. Issues that don't even include problems like this.
Or even this.
I guess this is kind of spoiler-ish, so you're forewarned. I had gotten the impression from some of the reviews that this was one of those 'man put in difficult position, survives, puts himself back in harm's way for the good of his men' kind of movies. Those are good films. Also good, Star Trek.
Unfortunately, this movie is not either of those. It's a little like The Kingdom, where it's intense and crazy (and on the HD pretty sweet) and you leave feeling like the world is a pretty dark and cold place. But mostly I just ended up feeling ambiguous towards the main character.
I was all set to really like him. He was hot and had a swagger. He was kind of cavalier about his job, but formula generally states that shit will happen, the team will come together, and the end will be some variation of puppies and rainbows. But, as it turns out, our hero has a major case of disassociation. I kind of wished he was the one talking to the shrink instead of the cute Specialist who we last saw as the guy that almost got shot by Jake Gylenhaal in Jarhead.
Which is kind of ironic considering that he actually gets shot by the main character in Hurt Locker.
But there is no talking to the shrink or working out issues or even enjoying the family. Our main character goes back to war, but he's not doing it out of a sense of duty or brotherhood or even because it's a job. Before he ships out again, our hero has a conversation with his infant son about how, as you get older, the circle of things you love will shrink until there is maybe only one or two things left. And that's the case for him, our hero only loves the bomb. Which is just amazingly sad.
It was a good movie, but I came away sad and upset with our main guy because you get the feeling that his issues are going to get someone killed someday. I think I need to watch some Star Trek and find my happy place again.
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