127 Hours

I saw this film at the Cineworld Haymarket in London. It is based on a true story about a guy in his late 20s who goes hiking in a very remote canyon in Utah and in a freakish accident his arm is trapped by a falling boulder. I had read the book about two years ago so knew what was coming. After five days of hallucination and drinking his own urine he decides to cut off his own arm with a relatively small and blunt DIY type tool - just your regular hiking trip then! He had taken a video camera with him so he was able to record all sorts of messages for his family and friends. Key message for all of us planning trips, even to the local shops: tell someone where you are going! All in all an interesting film but I didn't enjoy it half as much as slum dog millionaire, another film by director Danny Boyle.