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Sep 29, 2015 · Robert Zemeckis' retelling of Philippe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers is viscerally overwhelming yet also strangely unsure of itself.
Oct 9, 2015 · The Walk attempts a tricky balancing act between thrilling visuals and fact-based drama -- and like its wire-walking protagonist, pulls it off with impressive élan. Read Critics Reviews
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- Robert Zemeckis
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- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
For all its storytelling shortcomings, The Walk is a must-see for its perilous, vertiginous, sweaty-palmed finale. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 8, 2019
- Robert Zemeckis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt team for this high-wire act for the ages.
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By Josh Lasser
Updated: Nov 24, 2018 7:02 pm
Posted: Oct 1, 2015 5:53 pm
The notion of walking a high-wire 10 feet above the ground can be terrifying for some. Imagine then what it must be like to be on one 110 stories above the ground. Or, don't imagine. See director Robert Zemeckis' The Walk.
The new film is the story of Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and his traversing a high-wire rigged between the Twin Towers in 1974. And, while the towers don't exist anymore and one can't imagine Gordon-Levitt traversing the chasm if they did, Zemeckis' film makes you believe. It is a movie all about spectacle and it delivers that in spades.
Even before the climactic sequence—an utter triumph of filmmaking—The Walk is fully engaging. This is mostly attributable to Gordon-Levitt who gives an astounding amount of energy and enthusiasm in every scene. Petit is, as he makes very clear, a showman, and Gordon-Levitt's performance is always on, imparting momentum that influences the entire film and keeps the proceedings moving forward at a brisk pace.
The Walk is an amazing film, and is so on multiple levels. Joseph Gordon-Levitt puts forth such an easy charm crossed with a fierce determination that it is impossible not to fall in love with Philippe Petit as he attempts what sounds utterly suicidal. The planning and set up of the caper are as fun as any heist movie. And, even though everyone wat...
Sep 26, 2015 · “The Walk,” Robert Zemeckis’s painstaking and dazzling cinematic re-creation of Mr. Petit’s feat, stands in passionate opposition to that kind of thinking.
- Robert Zemeckis
- A.O. Scott
- 123 min
Sep 26, 2015 · In “The Walk,” Robert Zemeckis dares audiences to look down, zooming fast as gravity past 110 stories from the top of the World Trade Center to the expectant faces in the crowd below.
Sep 26, 2015 · The latest release is Robert Zemeckis’ The Walk, the true story of Philippe Petit, a French performer who stunned the world in 1974 by walking on a wire between the twin towers of the World ...
