1. Dazzling, dizzying, daredevil experience...
2. I actually hid my eyes from the laser-projected 3D Imax image at one point, overwhelmed by the sheer visceral spectacle of it all.
3. A celebration of an extraordinary man, an astonishing feat and the towers themselves; a tribute to human endeavour. Jaw-dropping.
4. Initially a toe-curling mix of The Pink Panther and Amélie, this fable ultimately offers pure entertainment. Life of Pi in the sky.
5. Despite a wobbly start, "The Walk" eventually finds its feet once you realize Zemeckis and company are delivering a confident, charming and unexpectedly stirring version of the tale aimed more at children than Marsh's warts-and-all documentary.
6. Man on Wire... was enough to give vertigo sufferers damp palms and palpitations. Watching Zemickis's breathtaking Imax 3D recreation of Petit's stunt, even those with a cool head for heights will break out in cold sweats.
7. The final half-hour, as Petit takes to the wire, is basically one sustained money shot.
8. Dazzling to look at with awe-inspiring standard effects (read: CGI) , but it lacks enough truly special effects, a.k.a. humanism.
9. The Walk is an entertaining and often thrilling piece of storytelling, in addition to being an impressive display of 3D filmmaking.
10. The Walk, while it could have used a better script, is a transporting experience, and the ultimate reason for that is that the Philippe Petit we see offers up his death-defying showmanship as an act of faith, not just for himself but for everyone.
What is the consensus?
The Walk attempts a tricky balancing act between thrilling visuals and fact-based drama -- and like its wire-walking protagonist, pulls it off with impressive élan.