Simplicity is best

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2016)

A pretty emotional, moving film. Simplistic but Franco's performance carries this movie and I really mean that because of the plots simplicity but it had to for the film to be successful. It pulls you in from an almost point of view for most of the movie so you almost feel trapped but on edge with the character thinking of ways to bust yourself free. Rarely do I say a film should be longer but with this one it could and should have been. I say this because I found myself feeling bad for him but barely crying. It didn't feel quite right. While at the end I did cry. After finishing it I thought for a bit about how it just jumped into him being out and about and while that was necessary, I felt it lacked a very strong emotional attachment to the character I was searching for. Perhaps a more front story to see a stronger attachment to family or friends before being lodged by the boulder would have gave this movie a better rating. Regardless it was a good movie and definitely worth a watch.