Review of Man On Wire

I missed the tail end of this film because I had to go make up a test I missed for the film festival. I was disappointed because I had been waiting in anticipation throughout the whole film for him to walk across the twin towers and missed it! However, I thought the film was impeccably made and produced. It held my attention the entire time and almost played as a feature film rather than a documentary. I really liked the fact that the film built our suspense the entire time to keep us intrigued until the end. I like that it kept flashing back and forth between giving us the biographical information and the event of the tightrope walk itself. I think this choice the filmmaker made kept our attention the whole time because we didn't feel bombarded with biography nor given the end result of his endeavors right away. The guy was nuts but the film was beautifully crafted and can see why it won such a prestigious award. I really enjoyed this documentary and think it was my favorite one we have watched in our class over the semester because I can now appreciate how the film was crafted and can see why it was so compelling.