Wednesday Movie Review

Friend and co-worker, Paul, lent this movie to me a while back and I watched it shortly thereafter, I have just been forgetting to post about it here.

HBO’s Dirty War

I don’t do reviews very well, so here is the plotline from the above link

Amazon.com
Dirty War takes a Traffick-like approach to its subject matter: the dirty bomb or RDD (Radiation Dispersal Device). In other words, the goal of this HBO/BBC co-production is realism, not soap opera. Just as Traffick (the miniseries, not the movie) took a global look at the drug war, Dirty War takes a comprehensive look at a terrorist attack. It begins with a London-based drill before moving on to the making of several dirty bombs by Islamic fundamentalists. The action continues to alternate between any number of groups, including politicians, the press, and the general public. When the terror cell detonates a bomb in the city center, the movie tracks the aftermath, including the interrogation of a suspect. Dirty War lacks Traffick’s scope, but it does boast some of the excitement of 24 and certainly provides ample food for thought. –Kathleen C. Fennessy

Product Description
Fanatical terrorists are planning to launch a nuclear attack with a “dirty bomb,” a homemade radioactive device, in the heart of London. From Scotland Yard’s central command to a Muslim undercover detective, local authorities are operating on high alert while government agents scour the city desperately searching for the source of the threat. Every minute counts in this action-suspense thriller that addresses the question: How prepared are we for the unthinkable?

I will say that, to me at least it looks as though, on a scale of 1-to-10 in the “Realty vs Hollywood” review, this movie rates a solid 9.5 on the “Reality” side of the spectrum, with only one “Hollywood” scene right near the end that any gunnie will spot.

Go this weekend and rent it. It is only 95 minutes long and will make you want to read the By Ourselves, For Ourselves series again (new one on Monday, folks. I promise).

I’ve only seen a couple of episodes of 24 throughout it’s entire run, but this beats it, in my not so humble opinion.

Hell, I bought it.