The Secret Life of Walter Mitty review

Review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller) is a boring dull guy that works for "life" magasin. He often zones out and gives way for his imagination. He doesnt have the balls to stand up for himself, or even ask out the woman that he likes (cliché much?). He is soon informed that the magasin is closing down and for the last issue they need a single photo from a explore and photographer named Sean O'Connell (Sean Penn), here on goes the hijincks as he has to track down the one photo negative from Sean O'Connell that is required for the front page for the last "Life" magasin.

ok thats a short summary, now lets get to the fun part... what works? and what does not work?

the first act of the movie is a well thought out, entertaining and cliché look into the mind of a normal guy caught in boring job and everyday scenario, his day dreaming is extremely fun and creative, with some great action scenes and some genuinly fun moments... it starts of with interesting premise, but soons gives way and fall flat on its extremely dull ass...
the rest of the movie is a beautiful well shot... extremely superbly boring movie...
ok here is the thing, the movie starts out great, it catches the audience and seems to wanna deliver just fun and a not spectacular hunt for the missing photo... it does not

from the point he leaves USA, the movie is just about how beautiful they can show the contries... which would be fine... if it had some context besides "UH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FUCKING MOUNTAIN"... it turns into a 2 hour travel commercial... i was just waiting for the travel logo to pop up...

but wait it gets worse...

the morale... yes ofc it has to have a morale...
with a mallet... no sledgehammer... no wait with an anvil dropped from space it tries to hammer in a moral/lifelesson so cliché it hurts. it takes you by the collar and shakes you... it yells into your face... then it slaps you again and beats you while you lie down... "LIVE LIFE TO ITS FULLEST!!!! DOOOOOO IT!!!!... I CAN'T HEAR YOU BITCH?... WHAT DID I TELL YOU TO DO?... NOW FUCKING DO IT"... ur brain is already numb from the boredom and this life lesson and moral just sneaks up from behind and drop kicks you...

ok ok anger out

the acting is actually quite good, Ben Stiller does a good job... the boss douche does an excellent job... he is so unlikable that you WISH the first half hour would have lasted 2 hours... the female romance thing doesnt do much so she doesnt stand out in anyway... Sean Penn is in the movie for maybe 5 min... few decent secondary characters.... all this does however NOT REDEEM THE BOREDOM AND FORCED LIFELESSON...

fuck this movie... for having a great beginning that forced me to watch the entire thing... hoping it would again become interesting... fuck this movie for letting me waste 2 hours... but most of all... FUCK THIS MOVIE for forcing a morale on me, that everyone and their dead pets already are well aware off...

TEN OUTTA TEN!!!