The film follows the story of a bold Philip Petit routine who tried boldly to try his experience through the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7, 1974. This militant man danced on this wire for an hour without a safety net before being arrested by the police, a case that raised Great controversy.
The erasure of the towers adds poignance and irony to a documented event that is inherently thrilling and beautiful.
Suite101.com
September 19, 2010
Despite a known outcome, James Marsh's documentary offers sublime thrills - grafting the tense suspense of a heist film onto an existential dissection of artistic accomplishment and true friendship.
In this exhilarating, palm-moistening documentary by British filmmaker James Marsh (Wisconsin Death Trip), the twin towers are back to celebrate one of their finest moments.
Though we know how it ends, it unfolds with suspense. And though it lacks any discussion of the towers' destruction, it succeeds as a tribute to their birth.
