This movie was pretty good, but really has nothing to do with the Walter Mitty story; other than the first part of the film where he drifts off into fantasy occasionally, this Walter is less Mitty and more Indiana Jones. Aside from the lack of literary connection, the story is very engaging and told well. The "end of Life" story thread is a bit overdone, while some other threads (ex. how does his mom know the photographer?) are left irritatingly unaddressed. The only real Mittyesque element is Ben Stiller - he doesn't bring anything startling or special to the role, so in a likely unintentional way, embodies the anyman/everyman character perfectly.
January 11, 2014
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359950/
This movie was pretty good, but really has nothing to do with the Walter Mitty story; other than the first part of the film where he drifts off into fantasy occasionally, this Walter is less Mitty and more Indiana Jones. Aside from the lack of literary connection, the story is very engaging and told well. The "end of Life" story thread is a bit overdone, while some other threads (ex. how does his mom know the photographer?) are left irritatingly unaddressed. The only real Mittyesque element is Ben Stiller - he doesn't bring anything startling or special to the role, so in a likely unintentional way, embodies the anyman/everyman character perfectly.
This movie was pretty good, but really has nothing to do with the Walter Mitty story; other than the first part of the film where he drifts off into fantasy occasionally, this Walter is less Mitty and more Indiana Jones. Aside from the lack of literary connection, the story is very engaging and told well. The "end of Life" story thread is a bit overdone, while some other threads (ex. how does his mom know the photographer?) are left irritatingly unaddressed. The only real Mittyesque element is Ben Stiller - he doesn't bring anything startling or special to the role, so in a likely unintentional way, embodies the anyman/everyman character perfectly.
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