Review of The Walk (2015) by Matt H — 31 Dec 2015
It's kind of difficult to ascertain how much The Walk works for me completely as its own film, because I saw the doc Man on Wire kind of recently and it's stayed enough in my head to influence how I see The Walk quite a bit.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives a very good performance, it's a little weird seeing him with his Pepe Le Pew sounding accent (and that's not a dig at him, as that's pretty much how the real Philippe sounded, at least in Man on Wire).
The problem is that The Walk mostly feels like a live action reenactment of Man on Wire, and not its own film. That's totally my own bias, though. I imagine it works better for people who have not seen the doc, or at least don't have it as freshly in their minds as I did.
Phillipe's relationships with his "team" were unfortunately underwritten, and Ben Kingsley's character felt like plot device and not an actual character. Otherwise I mostly enjoyed The Walk.
This review of The Walk (2015) was written by Matt H on 31 Dec 2015.
The Walk has generally received positive reviews.
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