The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

[baty]

Not full and no walk outs in Cardiff. A typical American feel good, happy ending film. The baddies looked bad...[spoiler].was it a tribute to movember?[/spoiler]
I thought the scenery literally stole the scenes. Fantastic photography. Thought Mr Penn was looking good.....
6/10

[stuartboy]

How boring was this? It was only redeemed by the fantasic location shots. Given that I had been shown the extended trailer a few weeks ago there was pretty much nothing new in the film that wasn't in the trailer. I feel this will be held together (barely) by the name alone of Walter Mitty. Anyone seeing this film without ever having heard or seen the original will have no comprehension of the phrase used in contemporary times "he's a bit of a Walter Mitty" despite the original having been made some 50 odd years ago.
I can't help thinking that the original premise of someone who tends to go off into vivid daydreams was lost pretty early on in the film as the main character subsequently went off on ever unusual journeys that were actually real!
This film could have - and should have - been called The Secret Life of Joe Bloggs. It would have worked (or not) just as well.
Underwhelmed. I found this film plain irritating.

5/10

Best bit aside from the location shoots was the tiltle sequence with titles etc. being written on walls and as road markings.

Oops! Continuity error - the skateboard in the boy's video was not the one he was given from Iceland.

[McG]

2 hours of my life I will never get back again.

I must admit I tend to agree with this comment by sandypiper. It just didn't do anything for me. Story was lame. Acting ok. Cinematography was probably the best part of the film along with the soundtrack. I definitely wouldn't choose to watch it again . . .ever!
I was a little apprehensive about film before I went and I got what I feared . . .an insignificant film.
Absolutely delighted that I'd not pa*d to see this.
Marks 4/10 at a push!

[Spring]

2 hours of my life I will never get back again.

I must admit I tend to agree with this comment by sandypiper. It just didn't do anything for me. Story was lame. Acting ok. Cinematography was probably the best part of the film along with the soundtrack. I definitely wouldn't choose to watch it again . . .ever!
I was a little apprehensive about film before I went and I got what I feared . . .an insignificant film.
Absolutely delighted that I'd not pa*d to see this.
Marks 4/10 at a push!

Here here!

[biggins]

Oops! Continuity error - the skateboard in the boy's video was not the one he was given from Iceland.

I noticed that too SB! It didn't have the distinctive markings on it. Maybe the one from Iceland had melted!

[himadaby]

I watched it yesterday and I loved it - the cinematography is fantastic -The Himalayas, Iceland etc.
8/10

[Simon]

I watched this yesterday and I actually enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Not that it was a world shaker but it was not unpleasant. Which given my views on Ben Stiller is quite a shock.

7/10

[claire]

saw this last night at shepherds bush

didnt realise this was a remake (seriously can they not think of any new ideas anymore)

gosh 2 hours of my life i cant get back boring long and predictable

i thought the advert looked so good

but worth seeing for the amazing cinematograhpy
superb shots

6/10

[jcolombi]

Beate summed this up perfectly, fantastic film!

9/10

[jcolombi]

Beate summed this up perfectly, fantastic film!

9/10