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The Walk, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Joseph Gordon- Levitt, is a true story of a french man, Philippe Petit, who had dr...

The Walk, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Joseph Gordon- Levitt, is a true story of a french man, Philippe Petit, who had dreams of walking on a tightrope between the twin towers in 1970's New York City.

The Walk is set in 1974 and is about a high-wire artist named Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who lives in Paris. He sees a photo in a magazine about the construction of the Twin Towers in NYC and gets the inspiration to walk a tight rope connecting the two buildings. This is highly illegal and very dangerous. He meets up with a girl named Annie Allix (Charlotte Le Bon) who falls in love with him and supports him with his dream. He finds a mentor and father figure in Pappa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and five other accomplices who support him in this life or death adventure.

Dariusz Wolski does stunning work in the cinematography and the 3D is used surprisingly sparingly, though very effectively. Its based off of Petit's book as is the critically acclaimed documentary Man on Wire. I think in terms of an actual film, the documentary is probably superior. But The Walk does give us some of the best visuals of the year so far. In many ways the film is a love letter to the twin towers in its gorgeous recreation of 1970's NYC. The problem is that besides Petit, you don't really care about any of the supporting characters. There isn't much back story or depth to any of them with exception perhaps to Annie.

The documentary really captures the craziness of Petit and the movie does to a certain extent, but we still didn't get a good enough reason as to why he's doing what he's doing. Or why so many people are going out of their way to help him.

Essentially, this film has achieved an astonishing feat in wholly justifying a cinematic retelling of the true story. With that being said, there are details that're over-dramatized as can be expected from a Hollywood production in order to build superficial tension, or even those that're fictionally inserted to give a scene the fullest dramatic effect. Occasional moments remind us we're only watching a movie after all, whether it's some inspirational dialogue or the predictable action beats like someone tipping over at the worst time. Overall, its rare (live-action) PG rating allows the whole family to attend and enjoy the classic thrills, the frequent humor, and the ravishing vistas—what a charming feast!

While watching new Ridley Scott movie, I referred to Gravity almost all the time. Nevertheless, this movie based on the different point...

While watching new Ridley Scott movie, I referred to Gravity almost all the time. Nevertheless, this movie based on the different point. Martian is a TOP 10 Lifehack for staying on the distant planet and Gravity is an endless twist of troubles happening almost at the same time. But all that doesn't mean, that Martian or Gravity is better than the other - they are both great, but completely different.

From the opening sequence, it is clear that Mars is a desolate and harsh environment. NASA has sent a manned mission to the red planet, but due to a dangerous storm that will threaten her crew, Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain) has to decide to leave the place they have temporarily called home. As they attempt to leave during the storm, one of her crew members, Mark Watney (Matt Damon), is hit by flying debris and thought to be dead. Lewis is left with the difficult choice of saving the rest of the crew or searching for Watney. Her choice is to sacrifice one for the sake of the crew and they leave Mars and Watney behind. The next day, the crew mourn their crewman without knowing that he had survived the storm. Back on Mars, the interstellar botanist has to come to terms with the challenges of being left alone on the lifeless planet with meagre food stores and no direct communication with his team or NASA. Through human ingenuity and the desire to survive, he must find a way to connect with the people who think he is dead with the hope of getting home to Earth.

Story keeps you awake entire two and half an hour time. Occasionally you almost hope that story would take more time to tell. It scientific side is executed with Nasa's co- operation and that makes it so realistic. Even it's survival story may sometimes feel a little unrealistic it still is great narration of human inventiveness and relentlessness to survive in hostile environment. The special effects were tremendous. I thought I was on Mars with the actors. I found the scenery to be realistic and not on a set. It set the mood for someone being alone and so far from home. When the scene started with a far away shot as if it was from a probe orbiting Mars, you felt marooned. The last part being the cast of the film. I believe all the actors did a great job in portraying their roles. With stars everyone would recognize like Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, and even a good role for known musician Childish Gambino.

The Intern is a really refreshing movie. Not because it's one of the best movies of the year, it's not (but this is one of my f...

The Intern is a really refreshing movie. Not because it's one of the best movies of the year, it's not (but this is one of my favorite so far this year). Not because it has the best performances or directing, it doesn't. But The Intern feels different than anything I have seen this year. It has a senior intern for starters, but the mixture of heart and humor that The Intern carries is something special. It's a little long but Nancy Meyers does a great job in her wheelhouse, which is making feel good movies, and The Intern is most definitely one.

Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) is a 70-year-old pensioner. Having lost his wife 3 years ago Ben has now travelled the world but yet seems to have a void in himself that he is seeking out to fill. A senior citizen intern program for an online clothing line catches his eye whilst running his daily errands and he takes up the challenge and enrolls in the selection process. Jules Ortin (Anne Hathaway) the brainchild and the owner of the line is assigned Ben as her intern. Jules instantaneously is overwhelmed with a feeling of violation as the veteran comes across as too calm and too observant – something Jules is unable to neither fathom nor react to. Jules on her own is an individual who most certainly has too much on her plate. She is constantly late for meetings, she is always rushed and often requires to remembered of what is expected of her.

The comedy with the supporting cast works with Adam Devine and Rene Russo having key performances. The score is charming and hits at just the right times. But I think the best part about the film is the two leads and how great they are together on screen. Hathaway could have came off as a snobby businesswoman and De Niro could have mailed it in, but they both gave great performances. The Intern is one of the more surprising films this year.

The movie is not about one person saving the day for another person. It is about how small things in our everyday life could be fixed with good attitude and good humour and Ben personifies the guy who doesn't take offense at anything, loves his work (which is why he returns as an intern to a company now running in a remodelled version of his old workplace - a nice touch to the story). Ben is a great guy who tries to look like the guy next door and it helps that he teaches mannerisms like carrying a handkerchief on you so you could offer it when some lady is crying. From start to finish, the movie shows you how the big problems are rarely about the big problems. There is a lesson here for all of us, Look at your elders and learn from them as the movie tagline says "Experience never gets old"