US Troops accord "The Hurt Locker" alloyed reviews

American bomb disposal experts in Iraq say few people understood what they did. Not any more. Now, the US military's explosive experts are basking in their job's newfound fame after the Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" took home the best picture prize at Sunday's Academy Awards in Hollywood. But the specialists still have to explain they are not all like the film's arrogant, adrenaline junkie hero. Set in the summer of 2004, the movie tells the fictional story of an elite US Army bomb squad that has 38 days to go before its members can leave Baghdad. Under enormous pressure, since one false move can kill them and everyone around them, they are itching to get the job done and head home. "Our team leaders don't have that kind of invincibility complex, and if they do, they aren't allowed to operate," said Dobbins, 22, of Paulden, Arizona, one of many Air Force experts who have been flown in to back up Army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team operations. "A team leader's first priority is getting his team home in one piece." But that doesn't mean the movie doesn't have its fans among bomb disposal experts serving in Iraq. "While it was sexed up quite a bit, I really enjoyed it," said Tech Sgt. William Adomeit, 31, of Las Vegas, Nevada. Adomeit saw the movie for the first time at his base in the southern Iraqi town of Nasiriyah. Other than the best picture prize, the movie earned five more Oscars, including best director honors for Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman in the 82 ...

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