alllifeinfate's Movie Review #017 - the Secret Life of Walter Mitty [2013]

the Secret Life of Walter Mitty [2013] 3/5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty_(2013_film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359950/ - 7.4

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_secret_life_of_walter_mitty_2013 - 50% / 71%

http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty - 54% / 7.6

http://www.waltermitty.com/index.php

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1939/03/18/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-2

Ben Stiller directs and stars in 'the Secret Life of Walter Mitty', James Thurber's classic story of a day-dreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker (Kristen Wiig) are threatened, Walter takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.

(Director Ben Stiller, Production ~ -> Release Date 122513, Budget $90 Millions -> Box Office $58.2 Millions, Duration 1 hr 54 mnts, Rating PG, Genre - Action Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy)

It doesn't lack for ambition, but The Secret Life of Walter Mitty fails to back up its grand designs with enough substance to anchor the spectacle.

+/- A modern adaptation of a short story about a daydreaming employee that uses its fantasy setting well in the first half but slows down later towards the end
+/- Gorgeous cinematography coupled with its fantasy setting  is a sight to behold but the rather simplistic story does not support the visual well