Review of The Walk (2015) by Jerry C — 07 Oct 2015
Pretty much as the professionals wrote, BUT they left out crucial details that make the story work.
They don't reveal (spoiler alert!) that for the first hour the protagonist MUST crawl--because he doesn't turn age 2 til 56 minutes into the film. It's clear his parents listened to child development specialist Jean Piaget, because he's a HEALTHY baby!
Toddling along til age 5 takes another lame 22 minutes. Then the whirlwind growth spurts through the teen years, learning to run (no, that's NOT the film's climax, despite how logical that would be), and finally...FINALLY, the film speeds toward The Walk.
Sure he's up high. Ooh, yeah, scary scary, blah blah blah. That walk? It's SOOOOOO. EFFFFING. SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW.
After that it's a quick downhill roll into the nursing home with Mister Bigtime Walker. Now in a wheelchair. Ironic, eh?
Whoooohoooo! Next time, try a walk on the WILD side, Director/Producer man.
BAM!
This review of The Walk (2015) was written by Jerry C on 07 Oct 2015.
The Walk has generally received positive reviews.
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