127 Hours (2010)

This being my first Danny Boyle film seen, I had high expectations for it. When you hear the name of Danny Boyle, you think of 28 Days Later, Trainspotting, and Slumdog Millionaire, all of which have been critically acclaimed. This film has also been as acclaimed as the rest, being nominated for a lot of Oscars (this review was written before the 83rd Academy Awards) and, while not deserving most of them, is the #2 pick for me. The one award that this film deserves 100 percent is Film Editing, as the editing in this film is most likely the best film editing I’ve seen in a film in the entire world. And I have seen a lot of films, but I still have a lot to go. That opinion might change in the future, but not now. Now, the one thing that this film is resting on is James Franco, who gives the performance of his career. If there was any other person in that role, they wouldn’t be able to do it. Aron Ralston’s sick sense of humor and will to live is captured perfectly in this performance, and is the second best performance of the year in my opinion, just behind Jesse Eisenberg’s Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network. With all of these factors combined, I must say that 127 Hours is one of the best films that I have seen in a while, definitely the best film that I’ve seen in November 2010, the month that showcased Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Tangled. So it must be pretty good. And it is.
9.5/10