The Walk (2015)
I wanted to see The Walk ever since it was announced. I love the story of Philippe Petit's high wire crossing of the span between the Twin Towers, and I love Robert Zemeckis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt's respective talents. Yet, I never expected the film that I got. I expected a somewhat standard biopic with a slightly more serious tone. Instead, I got what felt like a fast-paced heist film. That is why The Walk is one of the best films I've seen so far this year: it can deftly balance between the more expository narrative of Petit's life and the intense high wire sequences that drive the film's heart. Zemeckis as a filmmaker excels at this. He has proven in two of his previous films, Forrest Gump and Flight , that he can bounce back and forth between two distinct tones and make an amazing film out of them. In Forrest Gump , it was between romance, drama, and war; in Flight , between dark comedy, thriller, and courtroom drama. In The Walk , we get some ver...