The Walk

— Sometimes films based on true stories are a little empty because, while the story may have been fine as a documentary, the story just doesn’t have enough meat to exist as fiction. “Man on Wire” was a very good documentary and I wasn’t sure there was any reason to have a re-creation, but “The Walk” is visually stunning. Even before the main event, every scene is beautiful and Joseph Gordon-Levitt's enthusiasm is contagious. I have problems with heights and there were times when I cringed but there were also times when I got caught up in high-wire act itself. Because the walk involved the Twin Towers, another dimension surrounds the walk that didn’t exist when it occurred. The World Trade Center itself is an adversary and a lover, and now a bittersweet memory. In the end, “The Walk” does seem like what you’d want a documentary to be if you could know how it ends before it begins, frame every shot perfectly, film every scene from every angle, and adjust the facts a little. It’s technically a very good film, but it’s not going to be among my five favorite films of the year.

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[2015. 123 min. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, and Ben Kingsley.]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/the-walk/review/