Opening night.

THE WALK (Robert Zemeckis 2015)

The material of James Marsh's wonderful documentary Man on Wire, Philippe Petit's August 7, 2015 tightrope walk across the Twin Towers, only narrated and enacted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt faking a French accent and speaking French credibly and with 3D and CGI to make the walk and the sky above, the city below feel real in iMax. Opening night film at NYFF was its world premiere. I don't like 3D but this time it makes sense. I am a fan of Joe and I bought him. He owns the role. This is a thrilling, sublime exploit no matter how you experience it. And Zemeckis commands a formidable array of techniques to make you feel like you're up there. Seventies atmosphere too.