First Review: Rotten Tomatoes - Top Critics - "Chicago Sun-Times" - Roger Ebert - 4/4 (Very positive review: Ebert ranked "The Hurt Locker" number two in his list of the greatest films of the decade.)
- Throroughly well-written; easy to understand while never overly simple, always interesting
- No condescention or pretention towards the reader or the reviewed film
- Praises director Kathryn Bigelow and lead actor Jeremy Renner
- Meticulous description of the main character and his psychology
- No spoilers whatsoever; Ebert doesn't reveal any key moments or describe any situation. He is concentrating on the character.
- Praises the film's storytelling and pure suspense
Second Review: Rotten Tomatoes - Top Critics - "New York Post" - Kyle Smith - 2.5/4 (Mixed review: Kyle Smith is one of the few professionnal newspaper critics who did not praise "The Hurt Locker".)
- Shorter review than Ebert's
- Also agrees about the level of tension that Bigelow infuses in some scenes of the film
- Refers to some terms that might have the uninitiated scratching their heads (John Ford and Howard Hawks might not be known of all, or terms like "Dunder Miffilin)
- Criticizes the film for its lack of plausibility
- Doesn't refer to the actors' performances
- Refers to Bigelow in a more personal way in evoking her manly side
- Describes some situations; finds them pointless
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