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Alynda Wheat, People: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...mesmerizing... you darn sure won't be able to look away." (Read the full review...) 71 words, 11/04/10 Richard Corliss, Time: EXCELLENT "...cuts deep and, at its earned, ecstatic climax, soars high.... an eloquent life lesson..." (Read the full review...) 853 words, 11/05/10 Christy Lemire, Associated Press: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Boyle makes the story vital and vibrant in his signature kinetic style.... Franco gives a tour-de-force performance." (Read the full review...) 615 words, 11/04/10 Thelma Adams, Us Weekly: VERY GOOD (cg) "Franco brilliantly embodies the arrogant but likable Ralston, and 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle energizes a potentially static story with fast pacing and adrenaline-driven music." (Read the full review...) 90 words, 11/11/10 Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a salute to do-it-yourself existential bravery, and an ingeniously crafted one... what makes it cathartic is that it's about a guy who gets high by taking the ultimate plunge." (Read the full review...) 795 words, 10/29/10 Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: OUTSTANDING (cg) "90 minutes of raw power and a double tour de force for Franco and Boyle." (Read the full review...) 544 words, 10/29/10 Claudia Puig, USA Today: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Only a truly visionary filmmaker could take a story largely set in a cramped canyon and give it a sense of openness and hope.... James Franco is thoroughly captivating..." (Read the full review...) 492 words, 11/05/10 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...what an entertaining film Danny Boyle has made... Yes, entertaining." (Read the full review...) 919 words, 11/11/10 James Berardinelli, Reel Views: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a fascinating story of determination and survival that deserves to be told. It is ultimately uplifting but it's tough going to get to that point." (Read the full review...) 1,100 words, 11/01/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...nearly flawless.... the film leaves you with the impression of having lived, vicariously but intensely, through something whose meaning is both profound and elusive." (Read the full review...) 1,112 words, 11/05/10 Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: VERY GOOD (cg) "...we're absolutely hooked." (Read the full review...) 334 words, 11/05/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "Danny Boyle wrings you out completely with a film so emotionally and intellectually involving that when the horrific last resort finally arrives, it leaves some moviegoers in a faint." (Read the full review...) 934 words, 11/05/10 Lou Lumenick, New York Post: OUTSTANDING (cg) "It's only fair to warn you -- and this is not really a spoiler -- that it's clear almost from the outset that Ralston's only way out is going to require cutting off the now-useless limb." (Read the full review...) 593 words, 11/05/10 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "My question for Boyle is simple. At what point does a director's determination to activate a static scenario become dishonest?" (Read the full review...) 575 words, 11/12/10 Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: VERY GOOD (cg) "Perhaps you've read that viewers fainted, vomited and experienced seizures at early screenings. Of course you want to see it! But can you handle it?" (Read the full review...) 334 words, 11/19/10 David Edelstein, New York Magazine: WEAK "...a 'wow movie' -- it leaves you jittery, a little crazed." (Read the full review...) 294 words, 11/08/10 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...what an entertaining film Danny Boyle has made... Yes, entertaining." (Read the full review...) 919 words, 11/11/10 Dan Kois, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...a portrait of American ingenuity, with Franco's likable, practical performance at its heart.... a smartly chosen, intuitively delivered performance..." (Read the full review...) 765 words, 11/03/10 Peter Howell, Toronto Star: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...if you have an appreciation for the cruel absurdities of life and the ability to rise above them, then '127 Hours' is the ultimate 'Road Runner' cartoon." (Read the full review...) 725 words, 11/12/10 Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Shiver-making moments aside, in a important way '127 Hours' suffers from the filmmaker's lack of nerve, a reluctance to let the audience taste Ralston's dread and the expectation of a slow, absurd death." (Read the full review...) 632 words, 11/12/10 Josep Parera, La Opinion: EXCELLENT (cg) "Boyle vuelve a sumergir al espectador en una aventura límite, un desafío tanto visual como narrativo." (Read the full review...) 594 words, 11/05/10 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "Boyle brings his usual flair to the action, jumping into flashbacks, fantasies and hallucinations to give the movie some shape.... the cinematic equivalent of restless leg syndrome..." (Read the full review...) 171 words, 11/11/10
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: OUTSTANDING (cg) "It's a movie worth seeing, even when it's barely watchable." (Read the full review...) 667 words, 11/12/10 Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING (cg) "It takes a greater degree of intestinal fortitude than I possess. In the film's penultimate scene, as Ralston amputates his own forearm, I watched through fingers fanned in front of eyes." (Read the full review...) 513 words, 11/19/10 Mick LaSalle, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...pretty much an unbearable experience... And yet, it must be said, it's exceptionally well made." (Read the full review...) 669 words, 11/19/10 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...breathtaking scenery, awe inspiring silences and a perilous puzzle.... utterly absorbing and thrilling..." (Read the full review...) 578 words, 11/26/10 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a jangling sound effect symbolizing the agony of severing a stubborn tendon.... will make your toes curl like a whizzing dental drill pressing down on a raw nerve." (Read the full review...) 598 words, 11/19/10 Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a fascinating story of survival, determination and grit. But is it a movie? Is it ever." (Read the full review...) 658 words, 11/19/10 Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...an ode to survival, a bracing story of man and nature and an exhilarating sensory experience. It's my favorite movie so far this year.... a rush." (Read the full review...) 538 words, 11/12/10 Ty Burr, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...both grueling and transcendent... What begins as a story of survival becomes something infinitely more moving: a man's journey back toward the human race." (Read the full review...) 778 words, 11/12/10 Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a tense, riveting film. Be warned that it's also a real audience-squirmer." (Read the full review...) 396 words, 11/26/10 Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "You may be hearing about people fainting in '127 Hours'; far more common, I think, is viewers crying tears of joy." (Read the full review...) 456 words, 11/19/10 Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a terrific performance, satisfying Franco's much-noted artistic adventurousness while furthering his credentials as an actor who can carry a whole film on his back." (Read the full review...) 681 words, 11/19/10 Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...the most engagingly mesmerizing film you're likely to see this year.... Franco is terrific, skillfully mining the comedy in Ralston's dilemma without undercutting its seriousness." (Read the full review...) 301 words, 11/24/10 Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a visceral punch even before the amputation scene.... gory and gut-wrenching but strangely life-affirming; when facing death humans will go to the absolute last resort to survive." (Read the full review...) 588 words, 11/25/10 Tom Long, Detroit News: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...undeniably the best feel-good movie ever about self-amputation... can also give you a serious case of the willies." (Read the full review...) 520 words, 11/19/10 Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD (cg) "...defies belief." (Read the full review...) 544 words, 11/24/10
Dan Kois, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...a portrait of American ingenuity, with Franco's likable, practical performance at its heart.... a smartly chosen, intuitively delivered performance..." (Read the full review...) 765 words, 11/03/10 Josh Tyler, Cinema Blend: EXCELLENT (cg) "...the kind of movie you absolutely must see once and then, battered and broken by enduring Ralston's gruesome predicament with him, you'll never want to see again." (Read the full review...) 990 words, 11/01/10 Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD (cg) "The camerawork, the editing, and the soundtrack reproduce with panache and sometimes poetry the flailing consciousness of a person in extremis." (Read the full review...) 572 words, 11/11/10 Scott Tobias, AV Club: GOOD (cg) "Boyle captures the intensity of Ralston's experience in a swift, agonizing, defiantly cinematic 90 minutes. But intensity is one thing; depth is another." (Read the full review...) 356 words, 11/04/10 Ed Gonzalez, Slant: MODERATE (cg) "...akin to an especially busy Mountain Dew commercial... you may leave '127 Hours' feeling as if you know what makes a camera tick more than you do the man at the film's center." (Read the full review...) 1,144 words, 10/29/10 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "Boyle brings his usual flair to the action, jumping into flashbacks, fantasies and hallucinations to give the movie some shape.... the cinematic equivalent of restless leg syndrome..." (Read the full review...) 171 words, 11/11/10 Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...concludes on a note of genuine emotional release, but overall, the narrative engages with few ideas or themes beyond the nuts and bolts of survival." (Read the full review...) 501 words, 11/17/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...exciting, stirring, often funny, sometimes lyrical and unusually thoughtful. And, with that one egregious exception, genuinely pleasurable." (Read the full review...) 786 words, 11/05/10 A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...nearly flawless.... the film leaves you with the impression of having lived, vicariously but intensely, through something whose meaning is both profound and elusive." (Read the full review...) 1,112 words, 11/05/10 David Denby, New Yorker: GOOD "Boyle is terrified of boring an audience... The movie is best when it calms down and concentrates on the sinister peculiarities of the experience, and when it focuses on Franco's face." (Read the full review...) 671 words, 11/01/10 David Edelstein, NPR Fresh Air: WEAK "Boyle is a panderer par excellence.... in his work we're rarely left with much beyond the fading memory of sensations..." (Listen to the full review...) 192 seconds, 11/05/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "Danny Boyle wrings you out completely with a film so emotionally and intellectually involving that when the horrific last resort finally arrives, it leaves some moviegoers in a faint." (Read the full review...) 934 words, 11/05/10 Dana Stevens, Slate: FAIR "Boyle's skill at wringing physical and emotional reactions from his audience is impressive... [but] a day after seeing this movie, I remembered only the peak sensations, not the story's emotional trajectory..." (Read the full review...) 950 words, 11/04/10 Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: GOOD "What I admire about '127 Hours' -- and at the same time, what makes me mistrust it -- is that it's a full-on thrill ride... a good movie?... It's a big event, that much is for sure..." (Read the full review...) 1,296 words, 11/04/10
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "James Franco's take on Ralston feels both credible and compelling; few actors could have made us care so much, or disappeared so completely into the role." (Read the full review...) 962 words, 09/05/10 Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter: OUTSTANDING "Jon Harris's editing is matchless, and Rahman's score effectively heightens the emotion. Ultimately, however, it is the talents of Boyle and Franco that sock this movie home." (Read the full review...) 706 words, 09/06/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "Danny Boyle wrings you out completely with a film so emotionally and intellectually involving that when the horrific last resort finally arrives, it leaves some moviegoers in a faint." (Read the full review...) 934 words, 11/05/10 Patrick Z. McGavin, Cinema 24/7: EXCELLENT (cg) "...manic, immersive and devilishly alive.... has a strange kind of buoyancy. It is lithe and thrilling, with some surprisingly deft and funny stretches... Like most of Boyle's work, it leaves a mark." (Read the full review...) 965 words, 09/13/10 A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...nearly flawless.... the film leaves you with the impression of having lived, vicariously but intensely, through something whose meaning is both profound and elusive." (Read the full review...) 1,112 words, 11/05/10 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...exciting, stirring, often funny, sometimes lyrical and unusually thoughtful. And, with that one egregious exception, genuinely pleasurable." (Read the full review...) 786 words, 11/05/10
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