THE WALK 3D:
This dramatized account of Philippe Petit's walk between the twin World
Trade Towers is a real stunner. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a piece of
brilliant casting, we learn of the beginnings of his fascination with wire
walking under the mentorship of Ben Kingsley as an aging circus high wire
artist. Before long Petit becomes a
street performer in Paris and one day reads of the towers that are under
construction in New York. Determined to
“hang” his wire between them, his plan takes flight. A bit slow in the beginning, it is still
never dull with Gordon-Levitt providing narration from a perch atop the Statue
of Liberty’ torch with the towers glimmering in the background as a reminder of
what is to come. And what a “Third Act”
it is! Humorous, suspenseful and
breathtaking in scope, this is one that is worthy of the 3D process. Frankly, you’ve never seen anything like
it. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, it
becomes a tribute to the two buildings as well as Petit and one I recommend
unless you are afraid of heights. It is simply astonishing!
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