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A few hours ago In Contention's Kris Tapley sat down with Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper and producer-costar Robert Duvall, and during their chat Duvall said the following: "The Hurt Locker might be the best film I've seen in a decade."

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 9, 2009 at 8:43 PM

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Matthew Lucas says ...

He also said that APOCALYPTO was the best film he had seen in 25 years three years ago.

Posted by Matthew Lucas at December 9, 2009 9:45 PM

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The InSneider says ...

The Hurt Locker is currently my favorite film of the year. I've seen it about 6 times. It is #10 on my Best of the Decade list. Apocalypto is top 40. Crazy Heart is not in my top 25 of the year... although Bridges was really good.

Posted by The InSneider at December 9, 2009 10:00 PM

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Deathtongue_Groupie says ...

I never trust actors' opinions of films for the simple fact they almost always are talking about a performance. And HURT LOCKER has those in Spades. A compelling story... that was another matter entirely.

Posted by Deathtongue_Groupie at December 9, 2009 10:13 PM

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John M says ...

Well.......Duvall may need to get out a little more.

Posted by John M at December 9, 2009 11:04 PM

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AnimalStructure says ...

Duvall's the man, but he's out to lunch on that one.

Posted by AnimalStructure at December 10, 2009 12:53 AM

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Tristan Eldritch2 says ...

That seems a little excessive.

Posted by Tristan Eldritch2 at December 10, 2009 1:02 AM

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bill weber says ...

That's Col. Kilgore talking.

Posted by bill weber at December 10, 2009 3:55 AM

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LarryGopnik says ...

And the wave of excess praise continues.

I saw a screener of "The Hurt Locker" over a year ago post-Toronto, and thought it was a good -- not great -- movie that overcomes its episodic nature and lack of a compelling story with its very good direction, some extremely tense sequences, and a terrific performance.

When its release starting to come up, and the ejaculatory reviews came in, I gave it another look at a screening -- felt exactly the same.

When it opened, I saw it twice more (with a friend, and with my father), wanting oh-so-hard to see the greatness in it others saw. Now, having seen it 4 times, post-reviews, post-release, post awards hype: I still think it's a good -- not great -- movie that overcomes its episodic nature and lack of a compelling story with very good direction, some extremely tense sequences, and a terrific performance.

Best movie in a decade? My ass.

Posted by LarryGopnik at December 10, 2009 4:05 AM

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Jeffrey Wells says ...

The Duvall quote about Apocalypto is true, I regret to say -- http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/apocalypto/

Posted by Jeffrey Wells at December 10, 2009 4:47 AM

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twicks says ...

Maybe not the best film in the last 25...but Apocalypto really is extraordinary.

Posted by twicks at December 10, 2009 7:14 AM

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