Preview: Man on Wire (2008)

• Poster: B

Review:

Simple, yet evocative. This poster quietly captures the essence of the film's subject without resorting to an over-abundance of critical plaudits and visual stimulus.

• Trailer: B-

Review:

The idea is certainly envigorating, but the trailer doesn't make the documentary seem like much more than your typical Discovery Channel piece, which doesn't always work on the big screen, but depending on the depth of the footage they have and the quality, it could certainly be involving.

Oscar Prospects:

This seems like a much more likely prospect to earn an Oscar nomination than this week's update's other documentary Morning Light.

Release Date:

• August 15, 2008

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (July 20, 2008) Original