The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is one

Rating: 3/10 (2 November 2014)

of the best and most liked short stories ever written. It was written by the great humorist James Thurber. So, I was really looking forward to the movie. First half hour was great - established his work conditions, his love interest, "he don't get no respect", some decent imaginings using CGI that Danny Kaye could only have dreamed about, really decent beginning. About that time I started thinking, OK they only have an hour left, how are they going to get him in all these situations the trailer shows him in if they don't get going? Well, for this crowd it wasn't hard. He decides to go to Greenland, on the spur of a moment, and within 15 seconds he's there. Horrible transition, actually no transition. And it's like that for the rest of the film. Had lots of great potential, was living up to it, then it went all to pieces. Disappointing to say the least. Ben Stiller is fine, when he's an actor. On no account should he be a screenwriter or director. He doesn't know how to do those things.