Enjoyable but no Big Fish

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2014)

When I think of those great adventure films, I think of Life Of Pi and Big Fish. In those films I was not only blown away by the visuals but was emotionally moved to the core in each. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty has a good message but never takes me out of just a normal movie going experience and into something special. The trailers were mesmerizing and I thought it may be a movie to compete with Gravity and 12 Years a Slave for best picture. It results in a fun and adventurous ride, but doesn't do much else.
Ben Stiller is perfect as the day dreamer who has never done anything that important in life but gets stuck in this case of Sean Oconnel and what he wants the last cover of Life Magazine to be. I have to say the movie takes just a bit too long to actually reach the adventure parts. But I did really like Kristen Wiig, and I can understand why Walter Mitty cant get his mind off of her. But on the other hand, Adam Scott's character is unrealistic. He comes off as a grade school bully, rather than some sort of business world jerk.
Even though the point of the movie was to get Walter out in the real world by himself and realize his worth to others, there was a part of me that wished Cheryl would have gone with him. I feel if they would have made this movie more of a complete romance to go along with an adventure, it may have helped hit those emotional highs and lows I was looking for. For Ben Stiller its a good directorial effort and its something to be proud of because the movie looks fantastic. Like I said the visuals are top notch but thats the only aspect of the movie that was an A+.
I would recommend waiting until this one is on cable, but make sure your watching the HD version, because it is a true spectacle.
+tremendous visuals
+Kristen Wiig
-not what the trailers promised
-would have liked more romance/emotional appeal
7.0/10