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Jeremy Renner

posted 8 years ago by CharlotteGoldenblatt
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Looked so good in this movie. It still kills me every time during his death scene. It's like dammit! He should've lived!!!

[–] cassbtt 8 years ago

I've always thought this movie was to 28 Days Later as Aliens was to the original Alien - that is, bring in the army!

And similar to the Jim Cameron Aliens, there's this bittersweet potential love story that ends up not coming to pass, as in Biehn and Weaver in Aliens, and maybe Doyle and Scarlet here, given they were both determined to do what it takes to save the world.

But then, that was what happened, wasn't it. "Their (the kids') lives are more important than mine... and yours."

[–] riosweitzer-899-924312 8 years ago

Oh I was upset about Doyle dying, because he was a good man. Instead of blindly following orders, he rescues the kids, Scarlet and some others, trying to get them to safety. And then when it comes down to him or them, he makes the ultimate sacrifice. Jeremy's performance was fantastic.

[–] Prince_of_IMDb 8 years ago

^This. Very cool character that wouldn't have had half its charm without the innate charisma of Jeremy Renner. One of the coolest soldiers ever depicted in film, IMO.

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[–] AtomicReturns (1252) 8 years ago

I've always thought this movie was to 28 Days Later as Aliens was to the original Alien - that is, bring in the army!

And similar to the Jim Cameron Aliens, there's this bittersweet potential love story that ends up not coming to pass, as in Biehn and Weaver in Aliens, and maybe Doyle and Scarlet here, given they were both determined to do what it takes to save the world.

But then, that was what happened, wasn't it. "Their (the kids') lives are more important than mine... and yours."

I like that comparison to Aliens. Nice analogies there.

And Jeremy Renner was actually very good in this film. I bet some execs saw 28 Weeks Later and saw his potential as a leading man. His "take-charge", galvanizing qualities would work in other later films (although none of them seems to have scored as big as his lead role in Hurt Locker).