127 Hours Reviews

Movie Reviews

• triumphant 127 Hours pays fitting tribute to Aron by being thrillingly alive

  by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]

• Thrillingly directed, superbly written and featuring a terrific central performance from James Franco

  by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon ]

• significant, moving, and extraordinary

  by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic.com ]

• it's shattering, but it's also exhilarating to watch

  by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall ]

• it contains a scene so disturbing in its blistering, realistic gore that some will be forced to turn away

  by James Berardinelli [Reel Views ]

• an against-all-odds survival saga

  by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer ]

• a youthful, adventurous audience is most likely to turn this into a sizable hit

  by Pete Hammond [Box Office Magazine ]

• a triumphant story

  by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger ]

• a passionate, bloody argument for engagement with the world

  by Dan Kois [Village Voice ]

• a film so emotionally and intellectually involving

  by Betsy Sharkey [LA Times ]

• "127 Hours" is easily one of the year's best movies

  by Lou Lumenick [New York Post ]
• Reviewed by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian ]
• Reviewed by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News ]
• Reviewed by Ed Gonzalez [Slant magazine ]

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