I so want to love Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” Stiller’s directorial work on films like “The Cable Guy” and “Tropic Thunder” was underrated, the source material is great, the message of living in the moment has more value in an increasingly cluttered world, and the time seems right for an imaginative journey into the mind of a likable protagonist like Mr. Mitty.
So, why don’t I love it? Where did “Walter Mitty” lose his way? Stiller’s film is far from a horrible one but it is undeniably a disappointment, especially given how often it hints at the film it could have been while constantly just missing the mark.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Stiller plays Mitty as a sad sack, a man who daydreams his way through life when he’s not busy balancing his checkbook or keeping tabs on the archives he manages at Life Magazine.
So, why don’t I love it? Where did “Walter Mitty” lose his way? Stiller’s film is far from a horrible one but it is undeniably a disappointment, especially given how often it hints at the film it could have been while constantly just missing the mark.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Stiller plays Mitty as a sad sack, a man who daydreams his way through life when he’s not busy balancing his checkbook or keeping tabs on the archives he manages at Life Magazine.
- 12/24/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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