I was entirely curious of this movie. I mean, what exactly beats Avatar, right? And thanks to officemate Tom, I got hold a copy of this some-2-hours-long Academy Award winner.
War is a drug.
The first few scenes were a blur, not the quality, but my mind was drifting off to somewhere else. Hence, I have to repeat the first ten minutes of the movie. Which led me to too many questions: Wait, did the leader Thompson die? Wait, what does EOD mean? Wait, how can they KILL Thompson?!
It was an intense start, I give you that. And I gather the bravado that the team leader Thompson showed was charmingly real. Guy Pearce's 2-minute cameo role left me gushing. Then comes Will James, a sort-of happy-go-lucky, nada-a-care-in-the-world bomb specialist.
With Sanborn and Eldridge on the team (I crushed on them, too), the EOD squad tackled one mission, each seemingly increasing in suspense, after another. I was just lost at how Eldridge's character was developed. I felt it was a little lacking. I even expected that he come out of it stronger and wiser, not bitter and bruised.
The story developed nicely, I did like it. But I had too many questions while it was on play. I got confused, even, with its ending. But IMDb answered all those questions for me. And I realized, how James' character was not of the domestic type, and how he needed his everyday "adrenaline fix".
I am not entirely sure this should win the Oscars, but I liked it all the same. There were few instances when, I hear myself sniffing, but it kinda bore me on other instances. All the same, I crushed on too many men on this film for me not to not watch it again. Haha!
Enjoy watching it, yall!
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