A lot of ink (both literal and figurative) has been spilled by the entertainment media about how American moviegoers don’t much care to see movies about the War in Iraq, no matter how well they’re reviewed or how many big stars appear in them. Alas, it appears that The Hurt Locker will be the latest victim of this trend, despite getting some of the best reviews of any recent war film. It’s a shame, since of all the Iraq War movies to date, this one looks to have the broadest appeal, being sold not as a political statement but as a visceral war thriller. Sure, you say, but does it look any good? You bet it does. Kathryn Bigelow can do hard-R action as well as any filmmaker of either gender, and I’m looking forward to seeing stars Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie anchoring a high-profile movie like this. Besides, it’s much more rewarding for me to watch movies that let me infer my own conclusions about war than it is to have the filmmakers’ opinions rammed down my throat for two-odd hours. And so what if nobody else sees this? It’ll be their loss, I reckon.