While mountain climbing alone in the Utah badlands, Aron Ralston's arm becomes trapped beneath a fallen rock in a deep chasm, forcing him to battle dehydration and madness as he devises more and more desperate plans to free himself. Stars James Franco, directed by Danny Boyle, based on the 2004 novel Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston.
Danny Boyle's unerring streak of eclectic masterpieces continues with a unique take on a classic theme of survival in the wild. After a short introduction, the movie quickly becomes James Franco's one-man show, and he and Boyle deliver a surreal and evocative experience that stays with you after the movie's over. It doesn't matter that you know he's going to cut off his arm and ultimately survive, it's still very vital and intense for the whole of his imprisonment. 127 Hours is a great film, and has a much better title than the book it was based on, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, although I guess it shows that the real life Aron Ralston has a sense of humour, too.
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