Man on Wire Critic Reviews

The sight is magical and heartbreaking in equal measure. Look, the movie says: Where so many would fall, a man walks on air.Read the full review

Man on Wire is about the vanquishing of the towers by bravery and joy, not by terrorism.Read the full review

Thanks to Marsh's sensitive storytelling, Man on Wire manages to put Petit's performance into another, more ineffable realm: What began as a caper turned into poetry, and poetry became a prayer.Read the full review

This is a police procedural, if you will, about what's been called the artistic crime of the century.Read the full review

One of the most wildly entertaining docs of recent years.Read the full review

James Marsh's documentary raises the bar for the genre to skyscraper height.Read the full review

Delightful.Read the full review

The gorgeous music includes Ralph Vaughan Williams' wafting tone poem ''The Lark Ascending'' -- apt in describing an artist who might well be part bird.Read the full review

Thorough, understated and altogether enthralling documentary.Read the full review