Film Review – The Walk (2022)

Screenwriters George Powell and Daniel Adams (who also directs) endeavor to explore the story of Boston’s 1974 desegregation busing experience, bringing viewers to a heated point in American history. The potential for a dramatic inspection of racial hostility and parental fears is there for the taking, but Powell and Adams aren’t interested in such a conventional read of real-world horror, weirdly doing their best to avoid a direct understanding of the central event. Instead, “The Walk” is primarily about South Boston inhabitants working out personal antagonisms and managing secrets, aiming to be more of a family drama than a snapshot of regional woes. It’s an odd creative choice, and the first of many from Powell and Adams, who seem to be under the impression that viewers are more interested in the love life of a 17-year-old girl than the march to a particularly volatile day one of the controversial busing experience. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com