The Walk
Sony Pictures Releasing | Release Date: September 30, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
33
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
CineVueOct 6, 2015
For all its storytelling shortcomings, The Walk is a must-see for its perilous, vertiginous, sweaty-palmed finale and its reminder that the Twin Towers can be remembered for much more than 9/11. Read full review
60
EmpireOlly RichardsOct 2, 2015
It’s extremely antic for the most part, covering a lack of real story with a lot of distracting quirk. Yet when Petit’s foot slips out onto a wire thousands of metres from the ground, it’s quietly mesmerising. Read full review
60
TheWrapDan CallahanSep 26, 2015
The Walk is that rare movie that might please practically everyone, from viewers just looking for a thrill to those who might enjoy a story that sounds like a tall tale but winds up being discreetly poignant. Read full review
60
Total FilmJosh WinningSep 26, 2015
A patchy biopic that only thrills when Gordon-Levitt finally steps out onto the wire. Still, for all the 3D showboating, it’s a touching tribute to the Twin Towers. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfSep 26, 2015
Recreating the crime for The Walk, director Robert Zemeckis does a crackerjack job with the thrills and a so-so one with the laughs (at least the intentional ones) and skips the deeper magic altogether. Read full review
50
SalonAndrew O'HehirOct 1, 2015
The Walk is much less than the sum of its parts, except when the parts are so good you can’t ignore them. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorSep 29, 2015
As directed by Robert Zemeckis from a script he co-wrote with Christopher Browne, the film limps through its first two acts, putting in time until the big moment. Read full review
40
The GuardianNigel M SmithSep 27, 2015
The story The Walk tells is, admittedly, an unbelievable one, so it’s understandable Zemeckis should choose to leave subtlety at the door. Sadly, such an approach strips the film of tension, especially at the crucial moment. Read full review
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