The Walk
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
Flicks, Liam Maguren
flicksThe 3D is the best thing about The Walk. I have never said this about any movie and I doubt I'll ever say it again (except for maybe the new Paranormal Activity). It’s the most effective use of the extra dimension I’ve seen since Gravity. But if you’re not wearing those plastic glasses, there’s no strong reason to see this.
Amazing story and great 3-D effects
Great entertainment value! It has a unique feel, which adds to it's charm, it doesn't feel like all the other films out there. Such an interesting story. The 3-D effects were intense and very well done. It really made you feel like you were right there, up that high! definitely worth a watch at the cinema.
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.
Flicks, Liam Maguren
flicksThe 3D is the best thing about The Walk. I have never said this about any movie and I doubt I'll ever say it again (except for maybe the new Paranormal Activity). It’s the most effective use of the extra dimension I’ve seen since Gravity. But if you’re not wearing those plastic glasses, there’s no strong reason to see this.
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.
Amazing story and great 3-D effects
Great entertainment value! It has a unique feel, which adds to it's charm, it doesn't feel like all the other films out there. Such an interesting story. The 3-D effects were intense and very well done. It really made you feel like you were right there, up that high! definitely worth a watch at the cinema.
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