Film review: 'Man on Wire'

Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 19, 2008 - 1:10am.
Aug 18 2008 - 11:00pm
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HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald writes in his 4.5 out of 5.0 review of the new documentary “Man on Wire” with Philippe Petit from director James Marsh about walking a wire between the Twin Towers:

Patrick McDonald wrote:The story that looks back at the incident plays like a great caper film. The operation to get into the tower and string the wire was a combination of ingenuity, planning and exquisite timing since the top of the building was still a construction site.

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Philippe Petit in Man on Wire

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