The Hurt Locker gets my Oscar vote for Best Movie and Best Director

I finally got to see The Hurt Locker and have to say, that this is easily the best movie I've seen all Oscar season 2009!

Why?

First of all, it's very well made!
I so hope that Kathryn Bigelow will take home the Oscar as Best Director. It's time and long overdue that a woman wins that price! But that's of course not the main reason. With no Ang Lee or Martin Scorsesee in the mix, there's no reason to not hand the trophy to her - and no, not to her ex-husband (James Cameron) either!

Secondly, and as important: the movie is RELEVANT.
It's about war and what we do to each other. It's about when there's betrayal and violence everywhere, whom can you still trust? Who is friend and who is foe? It's actually a lot about trust!

Thirdly, it's suspense pure!
The movie is interesting and captivating from minute 1 until its very end. It is - if I may say so - entertaining in the way that you feel these 131 minutes being very well spent.

-- By Elke