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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 · Under the guidance of mentor Papa Rudy, the French daredevil devises a plan to walk on a tightrope attached to the north and south towers of the World Trade Center.
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- Robert Zemeckis
- PG
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sep 26, 2015 · Film Review: ‘The Walk’. A filmmaker with a gift for overcoming the seemingly impossible puts audiences in the place of the man who walked between the Twin Towers in this gripping...
Oct 9, 2015 · The Walk: Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale. In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.
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- Adventure, Biography, Drama
- Robert Zemeckis
- 2015-10-09
- Robert Zemeckis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt team for this high-wire act for the ages.
- Verdict
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...
Terrific, heart-pounding, gravity-defying true story. Read Common Sense Media's The Walk review, age rating, and parents guide.
Sep 29, 2015 · Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between New York’s Twin Towers was several things: illegal, death-defying, comically absurd and, as evoked in the majestic
