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The Walk

2015

Robert Zemeckis

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale ...

6.3

16,692

Drama 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.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Nigel M. Smith The Guardian	"The story The Walk tells is, admittedly, an unbelievable one, so it’s understandable Zemeckis should choose to leave subtlety at the door. Sadly such an approach strips the film of tension, especially at the crucial moment (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"A poem of metal and concrete (...) [Zemeckis] has used all his brazenness and skill to make something that, once it leaves the ground, defies not only gravity, but time as well"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"The 'Forrest Gump' helmer again proves his magician’s ability to blend character and technology (...) in addition to being a staggering spectacle, it is also an imminently relatable human story"	POS
United States	Joe McGovern Entertainment Weekly	"The 17-minute wire-walking sequence is the most majestic simulation of a real event since the ship sinking in Titanic"	POS
United States	Rodrigo Perez IndieWire	“The Walk” succeeds despite itself (...) When words and plot are dispensed with Zemeckis is free to soar narratively and emotionally"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"As breathtakingly gorgeous and well acted as The Walk is, if you had to choose between the doc and this solid fictionalized version, I’d say go with the documentary (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The Walk puts us up there 1,360 feet above the ground so we can almost feel the swirling air, the tautness of the wire and the rush of exhilaration (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"Zemeckis turns the event into a kind of blockbuster Cinéma Pur – an almost avant-garde game of composition, movement and perspective, exhilaratingly attuned to form and space (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Dan Callahan The Wrap	"The Walk is that rare movie that might please practically everyone, from viewers just looking for a thrill to those who might enjoy a story that sounds like a tall tale but winds up being discreetly poignant"	POS
United States	James Verniere Boston Herald	"‘The Walk’ stumbles over casting (...) At times visually stunning but otherwise mediocre"	NEU
United States	Scott Mendelson Forbes	"The Walk offers a genuinely unique cinematic experience in precisely the manner that it promises. I wish the warm up act was as good as the main attraction"	POS

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