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James Franco

Kate Mara

Amber Tamblyn

Clémence Poésy

Lizzy Caplan

Kate Burton

Treat Williams

Sean Bott

Fenton Quinn

John Lawrence

Pieter Jan Brugge

Rebecca C. Olson

Jeffrey Wood

Norman Lehnert

Darin Southam

Koleman Stinger

Bailee Michelle Johnson

Parker Hadley

Peter Joshua Hull

Terry S. Mercer

Xmas Lutu

Luke Drake

Robert Bear

Brad Johnson

Stacey Ann Turner

Zachary Haycock

Lonzo Liggins

Samantha Marsden

Johnny Ahn

Christopher K. Hagadone

Kelsie Mathews

Amy Savannah

Adam Colvin

Elizabeth Hales

Kelly Higgins

Aron Ralston

Jessica Ralston

Kyle Paul

Priscilla Poland

Danny Boyle

A.R. Rahman

Simon Beaufoy

Bernard Bellew

Lisa Maria Falcone

François Ivernel

John J. Kelly

Cameron McCracken

Tessa Ross

Christian Colson

John Smithson

Jon Harris

Krystle Grandy

Gary Archer

Donna Isaacson

Suttirat Anne Larlarb

Christopher R. DeMuri

Les Boothe

Gina Homan

Stephanie Scott

Jacqueline Newell

Brent Astrope

Michael T. Higgins

Hollie Howton

Scott Ruley

Glenn Freemantle

James Shannon

Richard Pryke

Ian Tapp

Tim Caplan

David Sanger

James Winnifrith

Adam Gascoyne

Patrick J. Statham

Thomas Neivelt

Chuck Zlotnick

Michelle Boucher

John Warhurst

Britani Alexander

Kristin Ludwin

Tracey Merkle

Dennis Light

Jeanette Haley

Blair Foord

Emma Potter

Elisabeth Vastola

Anthony Dod Mantle

Enrique Chediak

Scott Arneman

Stanton Barrett

Chad Biddle

Nicola C. Hindshaw

Jeff Danoff

David Hugghins

Anna Mercedes Mendez

Tyson Swasey

Ryan Happy

Luke Cudney

Cody Harbaugh

Tom Heller

Diarmuid McKeown

Kipling Hicks

Michael B. Call

Jason Allred

Nino Neuboeck

Tracy Nystrom

Paul McKay Taylor

David White

Yelena Baykova

Jeff Gustafson

Gaylen Nebeker

Joseph L. Garrard

Noel Espinosa

Wray Featherstone

Matt Harris

Rosemary Hillyard

Mike Morrison

Tamsin Jeffrey

Gillian Dodders

Emilie O'Connor

Nicolas Becker

Jon Olive

Andy Hagon

Adam Mendez

David Betancourt

Charleen Richards-Steeves

Palmer Pattison

Wendy Czajkowsky

Peter Gleaves

Roger Stoddard

Andres Gomez

Franco provides a nice performance but the movie is not that hooking and Boyle repeats his visual techniques once and again.

127 Hours depicts the true story of a guy named Aron Ralston, who went canyoneering in Utah in April 2003. Through a pretty serious event of misfortune, he gets trapped in a canyon by a boulder that pulverises his arm against the canyon wall; literally between a rock and a hard place. And, the desperate measures he resorts to in order to free himself. From a Hollywood perspective, this sounds like it could be turned into a wildly spectacular action film with a bold, heroic protagonist, hysterical relatives and "Where is my son? PLEASE FIND MY SON!!" (*intense sobbing*) - type of dialogue. Yes? No. Boy, am I glad this was directed by Danny Boyle... The man we all know for his raw, authentic film style. Instead of aforementioned blockbuster drama, he opted for an incredibly realistic, documentary-like film. 127 Hours starts off with no form of introduction whatsoever. We do not get to 'meet' Aron or any of his relatives. However, any such introduction quickly proves to be redundant as, over the fast-paced opening credits, we see Aron enthusiastically preparing for and taking off on a hiking trip (ignoring his mother's phone call in the process...), and there you have it: this is a 'too cool for school', overconfident adrenaline junkie, and that's all we need to know. This overconfidence gradually proves to be the source of pretty much all his problems, as it is later on revealed that Aron neglected to tell anyone where he was going... Oops.

Like I said, this film looks and feels very much like a documentary, like National Geographic made a big budget reconstruction of the event. The film makers' choice to cast James Franco was a very good one. He is simply amazing. Mind you – he is alone in this film for about 95% of the time. This requires an actor with the guts and skill to carry an entire film, and I must admit, Franco probably wouldn't have been my first choice. But – to my pleasant surprise – he pulls it off, and is actually very worthy indeed of his Oscar nomination. He displays an impressively wide range of emotions, all equally convincing. Panic, disbelief, despair, delusion, hurt and hallucinations. But even confidence, coolness, exhilaration and rationality; it's all there. Aron Ralston, as a character, starts off as a seemingly quite cocky, confident, care-free dude who just wants to enjoy himself and do what he loves most: exploring nature. Without telling his family. But as the film progresses, and Aron realises just what kind of mess he's in, you can slowly see a change occurring in him. And the fact that, after a while you greatly start to sympathize with him and even admire him, despite his obvious stupidity before, is all due to James Franco. He has really proved himself to be a very fine character actor with the capability of moving his audience. There is one scene in particular which I found really captivating. During the 'Tuesday' scene, Aron records himself on his camcorder, acting like he's on a talk show, answering his own questions. This scene is top-notch, acting wise, and this is where you really start to feel for him. 

Throughout Aron's ordeal, we are shown various flashbacks of his childhood, friends, family and loves. This might seem like a cliché, but honestly, what else are you supposed to think about when you're stuck in a canyon for five days? Some people have suggested they think Aron to be a superficial person for not having some kind of spiritual enlightenment while he was trapped, but honestly, I don't think it's anybody's business to judge what Aron thought and felt throughout his ordeal. We all deal with hardship in our own personal way, and talking to God is not necessarily an option for everyone. Some of us simply draw support from family and love and good memories. I know that's what I'd do. 

Now, back to technical talk. The sense of realism of 127 Hours comes greatly from the grainy, unsteady camera work and graphic depiction of everything. Which is a note that comes with a warning: this film is not for the faint of heart. What surprised me is that the scene where Aron 'releases' himself is visually very graphic. I won't go into detail, but you really shouldn't watch this if you don't have the stomach.

There were only a few minor things which bothered me during this film. It has a few moments which, inevitably are a teeny bit boring. But then again, even that seems to fit into the story, so perhaps it makes sense. And I personally think the music wasn't always very well chosen, some of it didn't really fit somehow. But none of this is really any bother.

127 Hours may not be as profound as Into the Wild, but it's certainly a very well-crafted film which deserves respect on its own merits. Also, the photography of the film is really beautiful and some of the scenery of the canyons is truly breathtaking. I would recommend it for the pretty pictures alone. Anyhow, if you're interested in a really good episode of "I shouldn't be alive", this is the film for you.
_(September 2011)_

It was the borring movie I ever watch.

And I will not recomend anyone go see this.

Gimly

I can certainly appreciate the lengths that those involved in _127 Hours_ went to. Being that the movie is 90% bottle-episode, wherein the lead doesn't even have the luxury of something as simple as being allowed to pace about, it's not unfair to say that _127 Hours_ doesn't have a whole lot going on. To try and inject a bit of life into it, director Danny Boyle throws in a number of unique filming styles, and I'll absolutely give props to him for that outside-the-box sort of thinking, but it doesn't actually change the fact that there's still not a whole lot going on. Franco is not a bad actor, but it's a big ask of someone to run something like this solo, and it ends up being a bigger one than he can fully manage. _127 Hours_ is not something I ever found fully engaging. Oft-intense, and kind of gross, but not fully engaging.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

watch it at like 11yo.. ngl I had some scoobie-doo nightmare for a while (iykyk) but I otherwise enjoyed the movie a lot ! was scarred it would be the same stuff over and over but the in depth flashbacks doesn't allow this

CinemaSerf

You see, I always knew that physical exercise was a gangrenous game, and so had little sympathy with Aron Ralston (James Franco) when he dons a rucksack and heads off into the rocky desert for an hike. Along the way he takes some photographs, meets a couple of young ladies for a swim in a beautifully pristine blue grotto and then slips and falls down a crevasse where his arm becomes wedged by a fallen boulder. Try as he might, he cannot free himself and even resorts to trying to saw his own arm off - with a pen knife not a chainsaw, but with supplies running low and the baking heat during the day and chilly nights taking their toll, you have to wonder if the man has any chance of escaping at all. Franco and a growing sense of claustrophobia work well here as the man uses all his wits and survival instincts. The photography is astonishingly intimate, without ever giving us even the smallest hint as to where the camera is as it gets us into the thick of his nasty predicament. The dialogue isn’t the most important element here, but even what little there is works quite poignantly as records a video diary of his travails as he slowly loses the plot. It’s based on a true story, so maybe jeopardy isn’t its strongest point, either, but it’s still quite a fascinating look at just how weak and feeble man(kind) is when exposed to an unforgiving nature and the elements. Worth a look, but it’s not an easy film to watch at times: desperate times and all that.

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