The Walk (2015)
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Critic Consensus: The Walk attempts a tricky balancing act between thrilling visuals and fact-based drama -- and like its wire-walking protagonist, pulls it off with impressive élan.
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Cast
as Philippe Petit
as Papa Rudy
as Annie Allix
as Jean-Pierre
as Jean-Louis
as Jean-François
as Albert
as Barry Greenhouse
as Guy Tozolli

as Tessio
as David

as Outdoor Cafe Man

as Outdoor Cafe Woman

as American Tourist

as Woman in Chalk Circle

as Boy in Chalk Circle

as Gendarmes

as Gendarmes
as Young Girl with Candy
as Dental Office Receptionist

as Robert Bourdage-Dental Patient

as Dental Patient

as Dental Patient

as Dental Patient

as Boy Petit

as Martin-Circus High Wire Performer

as Petit's Father
as Petit's Mother
as Texan Tourist Woman
as Texan Tourist Man

as Fisherman

as Fisherman

as Fisherman

as Fisherman

as Fisherman

as Fisherman

as Marie Montbarbut-Fisherman

as Portly Photographer

as Notre Dame Police Officer

as Notre Dame Police Officer

as Notre Dame Police Officer

as WTC Construction Worker

as US Customs Agent

as WTC Architect

as Port Authority Officer

as WTC Lobby Guard

as WTC Visitor's Concierge

as Officer Foley
as Dock Foreman

as Elevator Operator

as WTC Rooftop Guard

as Mysterious Visitor

as Sgt. O'Donnell
as Officer Genco

as Officer Clemenza

as Officer Washington

as Officer Hagan

as Main in Plaid Sports Coat

as Bearded Man

as Earbud Guy
as Officer Daley

as Officer Sollozzo

as Engineer Cop

as Construction Worker with Blow Torch

as Officer Cicci

as News Reporter

as News Reporter

as News Reporter
as News Reporter
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Critic Reviews for The Walk
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The Walk turns what is a relatively straightforward act - albeit a scarily placed one - into something stunning by restoring a sense of physicality to what's happening onscreen.
Zemeckis's failing is his inattention to every other detail, but The Walk undeniably exists for its climax: one stunt it does manage to pull off flawlessly.
It's two-thirds of a great film but the slow start and unremarkable first hour hold it back. Still, for those who buy into the precept that "good things are worth waiting for," The Walk unquestionably delivers.
The walk itself is the film's central, and only, real achievement, but it's a doozy.
For at least the duration of the 25-minute wire sequence, The Walk is a breathless, exhilarating moviegoing experience. It's just not much of a movie.

Even in its greatest moment, The Walk breaks the spell with an unnecessary narration about how Petit felt in that moment, how the sky looked to him, how a bird came soaring towards his head.

Audience Reviews for The Walk
Most people have probably heard of Petite's walk between the Twin Towers, so the film doesn't shy away from having the protagonist narrate the entire story in a somewhat unexpectedly quirky way standing on the Statue of Liberty. Unfortunately even way before the big stunt, some of the surroundings seem oddly unreal and can easily be identified as special effect shots. Thankfully, no such thought crosses your mind during the dizzying finale. Sure, they may have added some complications here or there. but it's still wonderfully done. Overall maybe a bit too quirky at times, but the mind-blowing ending makes up for it.
Super Reviewer
Zemeckis displays his usual inventiveness with breathtaking visuals in 3D and stylish camera movements, offering us a nerve-wracking climax that should cause a heart attack on anyone afraid of heights, despite an unwelcome tendency towards corniness in the end.
Super Reviewer
Zemekis and Gordon Levitt endeavor to enliven the already substantive documentary Man On Wire (about Phillippe Petit's fabled wirewalk between the former Twin Towers) with the latest in modern tech cameras and a middling French accent. You'll be unimpressed until the central event occurs, after which you might need a place to sit down.
Super Reviewer
The Walk Quotes
Petit's Father: | The carrots are cooked! |
Annie Allix: | ....the carrots are cooked! |
Philippe Petit: | This is Impossible. But I am still going to do it. |
Philippe Pettit: | People always ask me "why do you risk death"? For me, this is life. |
Philippe Pettit: | I was always searching. Looking for the perfect place to hang my wire. |