A great dramatic true tale

Rating: 8/10 (7 May 2016)

I have heard so much about this film and its story and now I have finally seen it and I thought it was great. The premise sees a thrillseeker trapped in a canyon with a boulder trapping his arm as he tries to survive and possibly escape. James franco plays aron the guy who is trapped and my goodness is he brilliant in this film. Giving the best performance of his career he truly encapsulates the pain that this man goes through both physically and mentally as he is trapped in this situation. But his character just feels so real when he uses his humour to deflect the problem, it just makes him very relatable as a person. Kate mara also does a decent job in her small role but this is definitely Franco's film. The story is really intense and as the story progresses you see this man becoming more and more helpless to his situation and its enthralling. The script has some good dramatic moments and dialogue its just some of the situations aren't that interesting to me and left me a bit bored. The style is really powerful and intense with you feeling like you are with franco throughout the film which really works. However, there were a few stylistic decisions taken by danny boyle that I wasn't a huge fan of because it takes you out of the intense situation. Overall this is a great film that is worth at least one viewing.