Review of The Walk (2015) by Jennifer T — 16 Oct 2015
The dramatized story of the Man on a Wire doc about Phillipe Petit who was the only man to walk the wire between the two towers of the World Trade Centre just after it opened in the late 70's. One might say why make another film regarding the same story which is beloved if not mainly known to certain film festival enthusiasts and doc lovers, it focuses on the climax of the film once Petit played here by Joseph Gordon Levitt, walks into the tower, sets up his gear with his team that he assembled from fellow frenchmen and americans and does his walk.
Directed by one of the master technician directors Robert Zemeckis in native 3d and of course with the aid of cgi, the 3 act is one of the best segments you are most likely to see in theatres this year thats not involved with Marvel, Star Wars or Bond, that is magical, vertigo inducing and simply awe inspiring.
The build up for the Walk is simply a magacians speech that JGL does from in front of a skyline of the new york skyline settng up the proceedings like a magician about to perform a trick as he recruits his accomplices.
Not neccesarily an all time classic but definitely a great night out at the theatres simply for the spectacle of seeing the performance on the biggest screen possible. What visual filmmaking should be.
This review of The Walk (2015) was written by Jennifer T on 16 Oct 2015.
The Walk has generally received positive reviews.
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