127 Hours (2010)
127 Hours (2010)
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Critic Consensus: As gut-wrenching as it is inspirational, 127 Hours unites one of Danny Boyle's most beautifully exuberant directorial efforts with a terrific performance from James Franco.
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Critic Reviews for 127 Hours
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It's an incredible performance by Franco, walking the line between what once was enthusiasm but now is manic desperation.
At the end, we stagger like Ralston from the dark into the light. We might have both our arms left, but our nerves are just as terrorised.
Boyle is such a gifted filmmaker that, in his hands, 127 Hours is genuinely -- and unsentimentally -- inspirational.
Boyle has always been an exceptionally stylish director, and, despite its limited setting, 127 Hours is a marvel of visual eye candy.
Directed and co-written by Danny Boyle in a style that travels from ecstatic to nerve-wracking and back, this is a film about perseverance, strength and the importance of always letting people know where you're going.
The nightmare becomes a tribute to Ralston's bravery -- without casting him as a hero. He just got tired of waiting to die and decided to live.
Audience Reviews for 127 Hours
Boyle seems to care only about his own direction, as he invests in a heavy-handed, tumultuous approach, using everything from pointless subjective cameras to split screens, but leaves the story without a clear purpose. What saves the film, though, is Franco's strong performance.
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Danny Boyle e James Franco, mostram seus talentos neste indicado ao Oscar.
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That Sigur Ros music cue towards the end never fails to make me tear up.
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127 Hours Quotes
| Aron Ralston: | It's no slurpee. It's like a bag of piss. |
| Aron Ralston: | I've been moving towards it my entire life. The minute I was born, every breath that I've taken, every action has been leading me to this crack on the out surface. |
| Aron Ralston: | Hello. This time the rat doesn’t scuttle off. Yeah, what am I doing here? Good question. In all of the places in all of the world. Huh. Did all the routes, all the big descents. Not good enough. Not hard enough, right? Right. Got what I wanted. Got what I asked for. Everyone else is out there. And I’m in here. Dying. Real cool. |
| Aron Ralston: | Hello. This time the rat doesn't scuttle off. Yeah, what am I doing here? Good question. In all of the places in all of the world. Huh. Did all the routes, all the big descents. Not good enough. Not hard enough, right? Right. Got what I wanted. Got what I asked for. Everyone else is out there. And I'm in here. Dying. Real cool. |
| Aron Ralston: | Good morning everyone! It is seven o clock here in canyon land USA! And this morning, on the boulder, we have a very special guest, self-proclaimed, American superhero, Aron Ralston! Let's here it for Aron! Hi, oh it's so great to be here! Hey can I say hi to my mom and dad? Mom and dad! Mustn't forget mom and dad, right Aron? Yeah, hey mom, I'm sorry I didn't answer the phone the other day. If I had, I would have told you where I was going, and, well I probably wouldn't be here right now. That's for sure! But like I always say, your supreme selfishness is our gain! Thank you Aron! Anyone else you wanna say hi to? Well there's Brian at work. Brian- Hi Aron! Hey, probably won't be making it in to work today! Ha ha ha, get a load of this guy! Oh wait, hang on, we have a call coming in from another Aron, in Looser Canyon, Utah. Aron asks... Am I right in thinking even if Brian from work notifies the police they'll put a 24 hour hold on it, before they file a missing persons report. Which means, you won't be declared missing, until mid-day Wednesday at the earliest? Uh, yeah! You're right on the money there Aron! Which means, I'll probably be dead by then! Aron from Looser Canyon, Utah! How do you know so much?! Well I'll tell you why I know so much, I volunteer for the rescue service. Huh!!! You see, I'm some kind of, well a big fucking hard hero. And I can do anything on my own, you see? I do see! Now is it true, that despite, or maybe because you're a big fucking hard hero, you didn't tell anyone where you were going? Uh, yes that is correct. Anyone? No. Oops! |
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