The Walk (movie review)

The Walk is one of those rare movies which does everything perfectly. In my opinion it is one of the best movies to come out in 2015. I had the good fortune to watch it in IMAX and it was well worth it. Joseph Gordon Levitt gives a fantastic performance and really gets into the skin of the character.

He plays Philipe Petit, a tightrope walker who made history by stringing his wire across the World Trade Center in New York. The movie is like a biopic; it covers the early period of Petit’s life culminating in his walk across the World Trade Center. The special effects in the movie are stunning. The movie has quite a few vertigo inducing shots from the top of the World Trade Center. The box office nowadays is dominated by movies about superheroes and it’s a refreshing change to see a movie which has a totally different subject matter. This movie is a must watch by those who enjoy biopics.