Daily Plastic: Man on Wire

Movie	Our Take	Other Takes
Man on Wire Trailer . IMDB	The image of [the Twin Towers] falling has been utilized in so many manipulative ways, it feels right to see them snatched out of the hands of politicians and restored as buildings that sometimes inspired dreams. J. Robert Parks Daily Plastic	Man on Wire is constructed like a heist movie, in the manner of Rififi or the revived Ocean's Eleven franchise. Though Mr. Petit was alone on the cable that August morning, his walk in the sky was the result of a conspiracy of true believers and casual adventurers. A.O. Scott New York Times James Marsh's rollicking documentary Man on Wire asks not Why? but How the hell? David Edelstein New York Magazine but Considering that its incredible true story is so prepackaged and ready to go, the film might have benefited from a little deepening psychological profiling, even if Petit himself denies its importance. Michael Koresky Reverse Shot Man On Wire mainly focuses on the logistics of the stunt so intensely that the details of shooting a rope across the chasm and hiding out from security guards eventually lose their sense of wonder, and become as mundane as listening to an ex-jock describe how he once caught the winning pass in the state championship. Noel Murray Onion AV Club On the other hand Marsh makes no mention of 9/11 throughout this awesome documentary experience, but the tragedy of the Twin Towers is never out of mind. Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine

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