The Walk

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The Walk

R,

2022,

1h 45m,

Drama

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29%

14 Reviews

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61%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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14 Reviews

61%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Boston Irish cop Bill Coughlin contends with fierce social pressure in his neighborhood and rampant bigotry within the police force after being assigned to protect black high school students bused into all-white South Boston High during the court-ordered forced integration of the Boston School System in 1974. The political and social fallout resulted in brutal violence and city-wide protests. The film also is the story of Wendy Robinson, an 18-year-old black student, and her father Lamont, who both display immense bravery and moral fortitude. And the story of Kate, Bill's 17-year-old daughter, whose racism evaporates when she witnesses Wendy and Lamont's brave acts, as all three stories collide during that fateful first day of school.

Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Jun 10, 2022

The dialogue is blunt, and the plot overly centers white heroism; but the period detail is well-observed, and the filmmakers show a real understanding of the ingrained attitudes and anxieties that make moments of social progress so difficult.

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Devika Girish

New York Times

Jun 9, 2022

The topic is, of course, timely. (When is racism not?) Yet “The Walk” feels dated.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Oct 23, 2023

3.5/5

Jobling draws attention not just to the cruelty but to the uncivilised nature of a system more interested in the punitive than the productive.

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Sabina Dana Plasse

Film Threat

Jun 15, 2022

8/10

Taking a page out of history to remind us how far we have come as a society is an eye-opening and valiant effort by director Daniel Adams for The Walk.

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

Jun 15, 2022

The filmmakers tell two stories, favoring the one that is infinitely less helpful.

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (LAist)

Jun 11, 2022

It leans into too many melodramatic tropes.

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Boston Irish cop Bill Coughlin contends with fierce social pressure in his neighborhood and rampant bigotry within the police force after being assigned to protect black high school students bused into all-white South Boston High during the court-ordered forced integration of the Boston School System in 1974. The political and social fallout resulted in brutal violence and city-wide protests. The film also is the story of Wendy Robinson, an 18-year-old black student, and her father Lamont, who both display immense bravery and moral fortitude. And the story of Kate, Bill's 17-year-old daughter, whose racism evaporates when she witnesses Wendy and Lamont's brave acts, as all three stories collide during that fateful first day of school.

Director: Daniel Adams
Producer: Hank Blumenthal, Michael Mailer, Paul W. Hazen
Screenwriter: George Powell, Daniel Adams
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Mooncusser Filmworks
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Some Violence|Racial Slurs)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 45m

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