The Walk (II) (2015)
Ratings: 7.8/10 from 15,496 users Metascore: 70/100
Reviews: 103 user | 222 critic | 41 from Metacritic.com
Director:Robert Zemeckis
Writers:Robert Zemeckis (screenplay), Christopher Browne (screenplay), 1 more credit »
Stars:Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Guillaume Baillargeon | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man - Philippe Petit
(Joseph Gordon-Levitt) - has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense
void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by his real-life
mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of
international recruits, Petit and his gang overcome long odds,
betrayals, dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute
their mad plan. Robert Zemeckis, the director of such marvels as Forrest
Gump, Cast Away, Back to the Future, Polar Express and Flight, again
uses cutting edge technology in the service of an emotional,
character-driven story. With innovative photorealistic techniques and
IMAX 3D wizardry, The Walk is true big-screen cinema, a chance for
moviegoers to viscerally experience the feeling of reaching the clouds.
The film, a PG-rated, all-audience entertainment for moviegoers 8 to 80,
unlike anything audiences have seen before, is a love letter to Paris
and New York City in the 1970s, ... Written by
Sony Pictures Entertainment.
User Reviews
Robert
Zemeckis' signature visual style and proclivity for bio-pics seemed
perfect for a movie like The Walk, a film that manages to boast an
interesting and entertaining story and dizzying cinematography. The Walk
is based on the story of the real-life high wire artist Philippe Petit
in 1974. Inspired by a circus he saw at a young age, Philippe begins
planning an incredibly ambitious -- and highly illegal -- show in which
he hangs a wire across the Twin Towers and walks across them. A majority
of the story is dedicated to Petit gathering accomplices to help with
the coup, practicing for the extreme conditions and planning how they
will rig the wire. The clever writing allows you to connect with every
character and understand why they're trying to attempt this impossible
dream. The last 45 minutes or so is where "the walk" actually happens.
The scenes of Petit and co rigging the wire are just as tense as the
wire-walking scenes, which are accented by some of the best
cinematography of the year. The cinematography is really the star of the
movie here. The shots panning down towards the ground make the towers
almost look endless, and it adds so much tension to the walking scenes.
The Walk is a stylish and entertaining look at one of the biggest
artistic feats of the last century, and you need to watch it in IMAX 3D.
