Synopsis
In 1974, a Boston Irish cop confronts fierce social pressure after being assigned to protect black high school students as they are bused into all-white South Boston High.
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Cast
- Justin ChatwinBill Coughlin
- Terrence HowardLamont Robbins
- Lovie SimoneWendy Robbins
- Katie DouglasKate Coughlin
- Anastasiya MitrunenPat Coughlin
- Jeremy PivenJohnny Bunkley
- Malcolm McDowellMcLaughlin
- Sally KirklandMrs. Kelley
Recommendations
- 60
Los Angeles Times
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. - 50
Movie Nation
A good cast and the best of intentions cannot save the 1970s Boston school busing melodrama The Walk from its excesses. Funereal pacing, characters that are simplistic “types” and dialogue that recycles cliches and bromides pretty much overwhelm it. - 50
Variety
The film’s insights about racism come as familiar baby steps. - 30
The New York Times
The topic is, of course, timely. (When is racism not?) Yet The Walk feels dated.
