The Hurt Locker

It’s sweaty brows for everyone with this impressive bomb disposal thriller. Everyone, that is, except our reckless hero Staff Sgt William James, who only seems happy when the tip of his nose is inches away from an improvised explosive device. Care to look over his shoulder? That’s what this unsentimental film forces you to do, marching the viewer into Baghdad’s kill zones where our death-wish hero decides which wire to cut. Deep breaths, everyone – there are enough fist-in-mouth set pieces here to give you chronic hypertension.