Skywalkers: A Love Story

Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus were banned in Europe for illegally climbing buildings and now have their sights on NYC. The most experience mountain climbers have to get permits to climb Everest and others to get to their summits. A lot of them lose their lives doing it. This couple needs to be stopped doing this because what they are doing is trespassing and is illegal. As a documentary it was interesting to watch and to see how the two met. Climbing buildings started as a hobby and ended up being a job for them. They were doing stunts for social media likes. This documentary isn't for everybody.

For the love of God, how the two of them w/o a big support crew take some amazing 360 circling drones views with no shakes or jitters...

Merkata climb, where did the heavy 6 ft steel platform appear all of a sudden when they reached the roof top. The entire climb from the base, they just had 2 backpacks. And boom on the roof, they have the platform made available with the exact measurement too..., so why not just place the platform on the very top, and a bed too !?

And the drama about chickening out was staged for sure.

This all has to be staged and financed by Netflix, as the interview with the Director shows...

So why make it appear in the documentary that these two guys are doing it all solo, unscripted, hiding from guards, camera, risking arrest, running out of money...all of that was def. Fake !

Disappointed. If otherwise, would have liked the documentary.

This documentary is absolutely compelling, the bravery, intelligence and compassion these two people have for their craft is unbelievable! I have never written a review before on here but use this app constantly, this is a class a documentary! This has the same vibe as the deepest breath but with triumph not tragedy, this is up there with one do the best documentaries I've ever seen in the extreme sports real , usually I am more drawn to the psychological thriller documentaries but this is out of this world, can't say enough goood things about this, the chemistry that these guys have is unreal.

...kids went to college, got an apprenticeship, learned a trade, became sportspeople if they had the talent or just simply got a job. Nowadays that ain't good enough and to get ahead you gotta go all social media and provide content that is gonna entertain, shock and/or mortify to get a rabid audience in sufficient numbers that you can make a living the 2024 way. This is stunning, impressive, compulsive and horrifying all in one package - yes they've got skill, sure they've got balls but yes they're also breaking the law and one slip and they're dead - but hey, that's just more content eh and sure Netflix will happily make a documentary out of that too, because why not? We're heading towards a dark and dystopian future for generations to come if this is the way entertainment is going - do we really need to give legitimacy to, not to mention glorification of, arguable lunacy..?

If watching people break the law (trespassing) gives you more anxiety than the death defying stunts portrayed in the trailer, this film probably isn't for you. That said, this documentary does not glorify the act of trespassing, or even the art of skywalking. The consequences of anything going wrong, or getting caught, are very real.

Skywalkers is a fascinating inside look at who these people are and why they do what they do. It also shows that though they are capable of doing something most people would consider absolutely insane, they are very human, with human fears and human problems.

The cinematography is breathtaking and the production value is very good. My favorite part of the film was learning about the impressive preparations, reconnaissance and planning that goes into making a high-risk climb. These are not just thrill-seekers, and they take what they're doing very seriously. It was almost like watching a heist thriller in real life. I give it a solid 8.