The Walk 3D
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Philippe Petit, the real-life Frenchman who walked across the World Trade Center’s twin towers on a tightrope in 1974. Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Flight) directs this dramatised true story, also the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary Man on Wire.
- Director:
- Robert Zemeckis ('Back to the Future' trilogy, 'Flight', 'Cast Away')
- Writer:
- Robert ZemeckisChristopher Browne
- Cast:
- Joseph Gordon-LevittBen KingsleyCharlotte Le BonJames Badge DaleBen SchwartzSteve Valentine
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressAn entirely different brand of spectacle from what audiences have come to expect from recent studio tentpoles, sharing a true story so incredible it literally must be seen to be believed.
Time Out
pressUltimately there's enough daredevil verve here to offset the pedestrian comedy undergirding it.
The New York Times
pressYou can't help but hold your breath and clutch the armrests when Philippe steps out into the sky.
The Guardian
pressI actually hid my eyes at one point, overwhelmed by the sheer visceral spectacle of it all.
Sydney Morning Herald
press[Zemeckis'] hallmark as a director is his passion for visual effects and his use of CGI and 3D is dazzling.
Los Angeles Times
pressThe film's final 20 minutes, when you see the aerialist going back and forth and back and forth with all of Lower Manhattan unfolding beneath his feet, are alternately mesmerizing, exhilarating and terrifying.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe film's payoff more than compensates for a lumbering setup, laden with cloying voiceover narration and strained whimsy.
Empire Magazine
pressIt’s extremely antic for the most part, covering a lack of real story with a lot of distracting quirk. Yet when Petit’s foot slips out onto a wire thousands of metres from the ground, it’s quietly mesmerising.
Variety
pressAn entirely different brand of spectacle from what audiences have come to expect from recent studio tentpoles, sharing a true story so incredible it literally must be seen to be believed.
Time Out
pressUltimately there's enough daredevil verve here to offset the pedestrian comedy undergirding it.
The New York Times
pressYou can't help but hold your breath and clutch the armrests when Philippe steps out into the sky.
The Guardian
pressI actually hid my eyes at one point, overwhelmed by the sheer visceral spectacle of it all.
Sydney Morning Herald
press[Zemeckis'] hallmark as a director is his passion for visual effects and his use of CGI and 3D is dazzling.
Los Angeles Times
pressThe film's final 20 minutes, when you see the aerialist going back and forth and back and forth with all of Lower Manhattan unfolding beneath his feet, are alternately mesmerizing, exhilarating and terrifying.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe film's payoff more than compensates for a lumbering setup, laden with cloying voiceover narration and strained whimsy.
Empire Magazine
pressIt’s extremely antic for the most part, covering a lack of real story with a lot of distracting quirk. Yet when Petit’s foot slips out onto a wire thousands of metres from the ground, it’s quietly mesmerising.
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