Man On Wire is a great documentary recounting the attempt of high-wire walker, Phillipe Petit, to walk between the 2 towers of The World Trade Center in 1974. It was very dangerous (a quarter of a mile high) and very illegal, some calling it the 'artistic crime of the century'.
What you get here is a documentary caper movie as the principals, all very much alive, recall their history, their planning and ultimately the scheme itself to infiltrate both towers, in order to bring Phillipe's dream to life. The characters are facinating (Petit himself is enthusiastic and perhaps a little eccentric) and the story gripping; it's amazing that it was the subterfuge required to gain access to the roof of each building, rather than the high-wire act itself, that caused the greatest tension and difficulties.,
The movie also stands as a fitting tribute to The World Trade Center. It marvels it's design and construction, documents its inner workings and geography and presents it as a inspiring icon (even before it's construction) to those that dare to dream.
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