10 2015 Movies That Are Destined To Disappoint You

4. The Walk

Taken in isolation, The Walk sounds like a brilliant film. After spending the past decade in the uncanny valley forcing empty animation into audiences by way of 3D glasses, Robert Zemeckis is back making interesting stories, looking set to continue the career revival begun with Flight. Based on the real-life story of Philippe Petit, a high-wire artist made famous for his tightrope walk between the Twin Towers, The Walk stars the ever-watchable Joseph Gordon Levitt as Petit and promises some pretty crazy visuals. There's one slight problem though - we've been here before. Petit's story has already been thrillingly brought to the big screen in Man On Wire, James Marsh's Oscar winning documentary that recreated the thrill of the achievement, despite no real footage of the walk itself existing. Just as you wouldn't make a documentary on King George VI's speech problem or Solomon Northup's ordeals as a slave, you shouldn't try and top a great documentary with an adaptation. Sure, like a cynical US remake of a foreign language masterpiece this'll bring the tale to a new audience, but that doesn't make it any less cynical. Some stories just lend themselves to being told using facts rather than dramatisation. Can you image someone making a regular film on the life of Ayrton Senna, the ills of SeaWorld or the case for Randall Dale Adams' innocence? Of course not. There's a reason the Steve Jobs and Freddie Mercury biopics have been in development hell for so long - they're not suited for a two hour drama. If you haven't already, watch Man On Wire - it's guaranteed to be better than The Walk.