“The Walk” is based on a true story. Set in 1974, we are introduced to Philippe Petit, brilliantly acted by Joseph Gordon Lovett (Don Jon, Looper, and, if you remember, 10 Things I Hate About You). He plays a high-wire artist who recruits a team to achieve his dream of walking the immense void between the World Trade Towers.
Firstly, I must say this is an incredible story & film where the credit must go to the film’s director and our lead actor Joseph Gordon Lovett. Director “Robert Zemeckis” (Best known for Back To The Future, Cast Away & Forrest Gump) keeps bringing great films to the screen and always finds new, creative ideas and different directing styles that we have never seen. For me, none of his movies ever feel the same or repeated. Like Steven Spielberg, Zemeckis proves he is still perfectly capable of surprising us with stunning visuals and carefully created shots, leaving us afraid of heights. All of this deserves to be honoured.
Creating a film where a man walks on a wire between the Twin Towers will, of course, treat you with many gripping moments, and if you are not one to enjoy heights in real life (like me!) I promise there will be many times during this film when you will find yourself a little light-headed or perhaps gripping your chair tighter than normal.
Joseph Gordon Lovett is a positive knockout. Joseph recently did well for himself, including directing his 1st film (Don Jon). Joseph continues to challenge himself with his acting abilities, which again pays off. Like in a recent action film, Looper, Joseph goes extreme and again changes his whole appearance (Eyes, Hair & Accent) and becomes a decent image of the real Philippe. I was also excited when well-known actor Ben Kingsley surprised us with a significant supporting role.
The film overall is impressive. Visually stunning, with clever work from the director fantastic performance from Joseph Gordon Lovett once again. The film will also provide some great messages which I promise will only lift you. The film only has a few minor letdowns, such as the support actors & love interest story that sometimes doesn’t feel like they belong. We are provided with a couple of scenes that dragged on, or we can predict what happens next, but after, it’s a film all based on actual events. These issues of mine are all very minor from a great movie of 2015.
8.2/10
16th November 2016
Written by Peter Walkden
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