El-Dod The movie is superb. Joseph did a spectacular job in it his look and his accent in French and English as the French spoke it , He really should have been nominated for a serious award as the globes or maybe even the Oscars. The movie is very underrated , the music and editing are superb only Zemeckis had some scenes that you felt the effect added on it and was just dull as most of the movies in the end of the year. The visual effects was average but it didn't have to be perfect cause it could present the idea and make you feel the intense and excited and on the edge of your seat with lots of sweats too . The movie too had the very quick rhythm that some less scenes when it took long to explain it you might feel bored but not for sure about that and also it's style was unique in it's preview and also the movie didn't make fun of the audience's smart and criticism which I very respect but it was too quick that you feel they might hide something wrong and you couldn't notice it and the ending scene which was amazing but went a little bit awesome exaggerated! By far one of Joseph's best performances and one of my favourite movies. 8.5/10

charlesrothwell This was simply one of the very best films I have seen in years. Firstly, the camera work/special effects work is (literally) breath-taking. I only saw the film in ordinary TV mode when the film was tucked away in the afternoon schedule of a movie channel. Even so, many scenes (and particularly, of course, the final section of the film dealing with The Walk itself) have your palms sweating, your heart racing, the hairs on the back of your neck standing up etc. etc. all at once! I was not aware the film was made in 3D until I read the pages here, but seeing it in that format (or IMAX or even just on a big screen) must have been a truly awesome experience! Secondly, the direction is masterful and easily on a par with Hitchcock at his very best. Not a minute is wasted and you are dragged along from one scene to the next with the speed of an express train! This MUST be a "textbook film" for aspiring film makers/tutors in film academies? Thirdly, the acting in the main roles is very good. Ben Kingsley puts in a fine performance as the mentor/trainer/sponsor/father figure and the other leading characters are also very well played. Every award going, however, should have been given to the lead actor who displays a stunning mixture of humour, affection, endearment, fanaticism/madness, scheming and humanity which is absorbing and likewise helps you desperately wanting to know what happens next. Fourthly, and what makes this a truly great film, is what is NOT said. Form the very first, stunning shot of the Twin Towers you know precisely what happened to them on that fateful day in 2001 and yet the ONLY direct reference (and that in an "indirect" way!) to those events is made by the lead player in signing off at the very end and literally in the very last words spoken in the film and before the credits roll. These words had me on the verge of tears and made it clear that the real "message" of this film is not just about some guy walking between two high buildings but is really about what it is to be a human being; to pursue dreams, to aim at the impossible, to live life to the (very) fullest, to (as Nietzsche said) "live dangerously", even if it means standing (way) out from the crowd and being fully prepared to be asked "Why?" so many times, you lose count. What the film seems to me to be pointing out is how the events of 2001 were brought about by people motivated by the complete opposite: the desperate desire to die/annihilate themselves and to deny life to thousands of other people at the same time, to "close down" human desires for individualism and to work in favour of a monolithic, dead, uniform/totally conformist society in which NO challenging of set rules whatsoever by anyone is to be allowed. For these reasons (and as opposed to most of the films I have seen which explicitly address the events at Ground Zero and which, while obviously well-intentioned and sincere, have seemed leaden and 'flat' to me), I would choose this film as THE tribute to those who lost their lives in that appalling event, together with those who grieved and still grieve them. Film-making as pure art and enormously entertaining at the same time!

rps-2 This is a splendid film in all respects. The acting has a highly effective subdued quality. There is much creative photography, for example some of the early shots of Petit riding his bicycle that have colour highlighted on a black and white scene. There is comedy, drama, suspense and interestingly drawn characters. It captures the essence of both Paris and New York. Of course the scenes from the top of the World Trade Centre are spectacularly good. I was amazed to read here that it was shot in Imax 3D. I'm thankful I didn't see it that way because even on my flat screen TV, the shots from the top of the tower were so gut wrenching that I had to turn away. (I'm a bit of an acrophobiac myself.) I was disappointed that there were no details on the IMDb on how the World Trade Centre was recreated so impressively. This was shot 14 years after it was destroyed on 9/11.Also curious how they put Petit at the very top of the Statue of Liberty for his narration. It must have been a set but it was hugely effective. There also must have been a great deal of computer generated effects. A really impressive film!

Lifeline This movie is good but feels contrived, even though it's a true story. I like cheerful but this production felt overdone, trying to be cutesie. The documentary Man on Wire was better, although somewhat confusing. The Walk goes into more detail. I will probably watch it again in a year or two. It is an interesting story but not really a well made movie.