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| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 12/19/2010 : 22:41:13
If you think you won't find anything mesmerizing watching a man trapped by a rock, think again.
There are plenty of people who worked to make this true tale of adventurer Aron Ralston's life-testing 5� day ordeal into a stunning recreation not only of the situation itself, but of its emotional effects. But truly, it's director Danny Boyle's constant filmic invention and the remarkable performance by James Franco that demands our attention.
Boyle needed the actor to deliver the moment-by-moment micro-changes which propelled Aron from the witty, look-danger-in-the-eye-and-laugh-in-its-face carefree guy to someone who finally has time to stop climbing and abseiling and plunging and hiking to appreciate the fabric of his life. And then to make the kind of decisions you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy just to survive. Franco delivers.
That's really all you need to know - when it comes near you, go meet it.
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