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I saw the Secret Life Of Walter Mitty tonight and have to say it was every bit as good as I expected it to be. I usually don't go in for these uplifting feel good stories but this one worked well and even though I could sense the ending coming from a mile away, I loved the big reveal in the final seconds of the film. The movie has some great moments in between the awesome opening and fitting closing too.
A couple of things to keep in mind which I think a lot of people are missing. The movie is an adaptation of the original short story. The name "Walter Mitty" is the same in both the short story and movie. He daydreams a lot. That is pretty much all that is taken from Thurber's original. From there the movie is entirely different. In fact other than those two things, they could have called the movie something else and I don't think I would have even made a connection between Walter Mitty the story and Walter Mitty the movie.
You also need to realize this is not a comedy. There are a few chuckles here and there but don't expect an all out Zoolander or Meet The Fockers. It's more like a "little engine that could" underdog story. It's also not ridiculous in the way something like Night At The Museum was or campy like Starsky & Hutch. This is not a typical Ben Stiller movie and that is a very good thing. Owen Wilson does not show up in a cameo role. Nor does Vince Vaughn. It's Ben Stiller as an actor and director, not a comedian making a movie with friends. It's easily his best movie since, well since ever.
Also Kristen Wiig. For a "comedy only" actress, she's amazing in this. Between this and Girl Most likely, you can see despite being incredibly funny in a movie like Bridesmaids, she can actually act in a serious role when she given the opportunity.
It's a great movie for the whole family to see too and absolutely perfect to come out this time of year. It's easily one of the top five movies I've seen this year.
A couple of things to keep in mind which I think a lot of people are missing. The movie is an adaptation of the original short story. The name "Walter Mitty" is the same in both the short story and movie. He daydreams a lot. That is pretty much all that is taken from Thurber's original. From there the movie is entirely different. In fact other than those two things, they could have called the movie something else and I don't think I would have even made a connection between Walter Mitty the story and Walter Mitty the movie.
You also need to realize this is not a comedy. There are a few chuckles here and there but don't expect an all out Zoolander or Meet The Fockers. It's more like a "little engine that could" underdog story. It's also not ridiculous in the way something like Night At The Museum was or campy like Starsky & Hutch. This is not a typical Ben Stiller movie and that is a very good thing. Owen Wilson does not show up in a cameo role. Nor does Vince Vaughn. It's Ben Stiller as an actor and director, not a comedian making a movie with friends. It's easily his best movie since, well since ever.
Also Kristen Wiig. For a "comedy only" actress, she's amazing in this. Between this and Girl Most likely, you can see despite being incredibly funny in a movie like Bridesmaids, she can actually act in a serious role when she given the opportunity.
It's a great movie for the whole family to see too and absolutely perfect to come out this time of year. It's easily one of the top five movies I've seen this year.
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