Heartbreaking Story of Courage and Determination

Rating: 7/10 (20 June 2011)

On April 2003, the engineer, climber and canyoneer Aron Ralston (James Franco) travels to Blue John Canyon without telling anyone to spend the weekend doing what he likes to do: climb the isolated canyon. He meets the teenagers Kristi (Kate Mara) and Megan (Amber Tamblyn) that are lost and they spend a couple of hours together bathing in a lake in a cave. He says goodbye to them and while descending a canyon crack, a chockstone comes loose rolling onto his arm. Aron realizes that he is stuck and he tries to find a way to release the stone. Along five days short of water and without food, Aron becomes delusional and recalls his family and friends. After the fifth day, he decides to sever his forearm to survive.
"127 Hours" is the heartbreaking story of courage and determination relative to the accident of Aron Ralston while climbing Blue John Canyon. James Franco has an awesome performance in the role of Aron and my only remark is that this film could have been a little shorter. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "127 Horas" ("127 Hours")