Danny Boyle hasn't been tied down to a specific genre with his movies. Starting with Shallow Grave, there's been comedy, horror, sci-fi and kids movie, leading up to the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire. And now he comes out with his best since Trainspotting and maybe even topping it with 127 Hours.
Aron Ralston (James Franco) goes climbing around the canyons in Utah, when an accident gets his arm stuck between a boulder and the canyon wall. The movie shows the time he spent stuck in here, no prizes for guessing how long it was.
Considering everyone talks about this movie as "The One Where He Cuts His Arm Off", it's quite surprising that the movie spends about two minutes of running time on that. So if you were expecting to see Saw 127: Boulder Bash, this isn't for you.
James Franco is brilliant in the movie as Aron. He's an actor made the excellent Pineapple Express the classic it is and here's he's finally getting to shine as the leading man. The movie spends about 10-15 minutes of running time to get to know Aron before he's stuck, so the audience has an idea who this guy is and is willing to go through this ordeal with him.
What's brilliant about the movie is that it's so life-affirming. Once Aron manages to cut his arm off and he's free, the viewer shares his feeling. There's a rush that one gets from this movie that I can't really describe in a better way than saying it feels like life. I know that's incredibly corny way of putting it, but it definitely gave a boost for me. Kudos to Franco and Boyle and above all to the real Aron Ralston who survived the 127 hours, wrote a book about it and went back to where it all happened to help these guys make the movie. Incredible man. My rating: 9/10
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