A spectacle to look at, but a lame plot.

Rating: 6/10 (3 March 2015)

I get the appraise for this movie. It's a total eyegasm. I mean it's really, really, REALLY beautiful.
But the plot? Eh. Well, for starters the entire plot is massively damaged. A dreamer, having his day dream fantasies (almost) come true. Yep, something you can relate to. Touching and what not. But in this movie? You'll be yawning at the plot.
The entire reason for Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller's character) to go to such extremes and have these experiences is totally fraud. You don't climb the Himalayas/fight a shark/go to a volcano and escape it's eruption.. Do all the life risking adventurous things just because of a stupid negative to a stupid photograph. Even if your job is on the line.
Okay, let's assume you might and it's totally justified to do so (it isn't). When you get fired for failing to do so, you don't go out still solving the crappy mystery and cross mountains to find the photograph. I mean, what do you need it for now? It's over. Closure? At that cost? Pass.
Anyway, he does.
Next flaw, cell reception EVERYWHERE? Seriously? Loud and clear cell reception, EVERYWHERE? On even the near top of the Himalayas? Must be a hell of a network company.
Next up. If you are paying 500$ a month to a dating site and have a doubt, yes they will entertain you when you contact them. But I hardly believe they will keep on calling you every other day to "check up" on you, even if you clarified your doubts the first time. Like, would you? How many clients? All of them? You'll call them everyday? Would your company even let you? I don't think so? What company does that? They're there for you if you need them, but not to check up on you every single day. They won't come and identify you at the airport if you are stuck in the airport prison cause you can't prove your identity. You are paying for a subscription to a site. Not to buy a full-time mom.
And here's another one. This is the last one. The "photograph/negative" finding plot, has "THE ALCHEMIST by PAULO COHELO" written all over it. At least the novel had the guts to put it entirely into a fantasy zone by even making the final destination as a "treasure" he dreams of one night. At least it worked in the fantasy world. This one borders around the fantasy world but wants us to believe in the reality of it, and fails to do so because of the stupidity of the plot/premise.
I mean, I get it, "It's about the journey... blah", but I mean, come on? Seriously? If you wanted an adventure so bad, you'd have done it without the extremely lame reason of searching for a "ghost cat" (let's quote the movie), through the entire world.
To summarize, If you want to look at beauty, like epic settings, beautiful exotic terrains, go for it. If you want a working plot, just pass. Don't opt for it.