127 Hours

For those who don't know, this is the inspirational true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco) who, whilst out climbing on Blue John Canyon, falls and gets his arm wedged between a rock and the canyon wall. Having not told anybody where he was going he was sure of death. It took an unthinkable act of courage, using some rope and what was left of a small knife he had been using to try and chip away at the rock, as he cut through his arm for freedom.
What i really liked about Danny Boyle's film is the realistic trail of thought which James Franco's character goes through. Franco does a great job in tackling Ralston's thoughts of death and his reminiscence of what could have been had he told somebody where he was going, and an Oscar nomination is definitely deserved.
 Now for the criticism, i felt that this film would have been much better without the majority of the soundtrack. I mean, don't get me wrong IF some of the songs were taken from Aron Ralston's actual playlist for that trip then fair enough. However, the tension and the realistic feel of the film is somewhat ruined at times because of the songs that are played. Complete silence and perhaps one or two of the eerie, suspenseful songs would have made this film a much better experience for me personally. I don't know about you but i felt the same about some of the song choices in Slumdog Millionaire, especially that absolutely shite M.I.A. track Paper Planes. Awful. Thankfully, the tone of Slumdog wasn't tinkered with because of that song, but i feel at times the tone of Danny Boyle's latest effort is unclear. Tension and realism is key for me. A solid 4 stars.