A clumsy portrayal of a herculean feat...

Rating: 5/10 (10 February 2011)

d movie's a clumsy watch, no questions asked on the herculean tenacity, d supreme courage and d paramount mental stability exhibited by the real life hero Aron Ralston (hats off!), who's been the inspiration and the theme of the movie
but if am asked to look at it as a mere entertainment seeker, this one makes you count minutes, hours and days, but then that's not gonna a be all that exhaustive, since the director has already constrained nd very precociously hinted the time limits in the movie title
And if you are already aware as to how Aron finally manages to decouple himself from the clinging boulder trap, then truly it's all done, the movie would then seem no good then a real life documentary of a rock climber, and how he outlasts and survives death...
now lets try nd focus into few of the prime aspects of film making
SCRIPT: was bit of awe to find 'Danny Boyle' on the projection as one of the main script writers, since one would invariably identify that Aron simply had no company he could sought for in those 'so many' hours so it's not very difficult to conclude that the script has been knitted from the 'n' number of publications on Aron's life and his achievements not that Boyle did try adding some finesse, well HE COULD NOT since he had already restricted his own scope by stating """---***A TRIUMPHANT TRUE STORY***---""", so as to be able to profit on d reality aspect of the movie...
well wait nd watch, since the director of 'PNA3' is now all convinced on the success of this 'true life strategy', after bravely slumping on 1 & 2 (PS: PNA3 => Paranormal Activity 3) phew! dats about d script, now moving to...
CINEMATOGRAPHY: CGI has even made the ex Mr. CA Governor (a man as huge as his stature, literally, well i meant physically)

climb the tallest cliff

fight the most ruthless alien

and combat the deadliest nitrogen robo so compiling few rock climbing stunts for a 5'10" guy is no big a deal

EDITING: well, did Boyle hire any!!! since he seems so obsessed to list his name in all of d categories, lest he's missed out on a recognition
CAST: wat about d cast??? Well wen all dat you have to picturize is one hero stuck all day in a cliff, you simply do not have room for any other actors, well at least dats what the director felt, though he still tried to squeeze in 2 bikini babes to give a short throttle but yes, Franco has done his bit with all sincerity
DIRECTION: no I don't think that the man and his credibility requires any more mention
MUSIC & BACKGROUND SCORE: well I simply lack all expertise to comment on this section, but can only wish and hope that the Indian gets rewarded for all his enthralling compositions
-Arijit