'Man on Wire' is truly a fascinating, and indeed humorous, documentary; from Philippe's seemingly complete disregard for heights to his cheeky attitude to the authorities, to the elaborate technical engineering that went into securing the wires, this is a story like no other. However - and it's quite a big however - I have two concerns with the production: one moral, and one to do with the filmmaking. The latter is due to the lack of balanced exploration of Philippe's character that is portrayed in the documentary: Philippe is constantly telling us not to ask 'why?' but it's a natural question to ask, if not necessarily for his incredible feats themselves, at least to ask 'why' he is such a risk taker?, and why he has such audacity in a truly dangerous pursuit? And so that leads me on to the second point - the moral one - which is the concern I have over the implicit promotion of a thrill-seeking hedonistic lifestyle without question or caution: from Philippe's daring high-wire actions, to his 'pleasure-seeking' encounters after his release from arrest in America, to the nonchalant admission of marijuana smoking from one of his accomplices... all of this is treated in a very casual way. Perhaps most of all I was also left intrigued as to what has happened in the years since 1974. I have the perception that most extreme dare devils like Philippe end up pushing things to the limit of death itself, and so I wonder what enabled him to walk away after his ultimate high-wire feat? - was his daring appetite finally quenched on that day? Had he simply (and quite literally) reached such heights that there was no where left for him to go? Or, possibly, did he have a spiritual encounter that morning - a spiritual encounter that finally gave him the answer he was looking for in life? Whatever the case may be, Philippe Petit is truly a unique man whose high-wire antics are unlikely ever to be surpassed.