A fun filled movie with lots of heart.

Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2014)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is the story of Walter Mitty(Ben Stiller), who is a daydreamer. Mitty has these surreal daydreams where he does many heroic things & gets together with his office colleague, Cheryl Melhoff(Kristen Wiig), who he has a major crush on. When his job & the job of his colleagues is threatened, Walter Mitty goes on the adventure of a lifetime, where everything he dreams about comes true.
Ben Stiller shines in his directorial debut. One of the highlights of the film are the locations. Be it Greenland, Iceland, the Himalayas, or even America, all the locales have been captured beautifully. The special effects are mind blowing. Ben Stiller is brilliant as Walter Mitty. Stiller makes his character adorable & hilarious at the same time. The scenes in which Mitty 'zones out' are some of the funniest scenes in the film. However, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is not just a comedy. It is also an emotional journey of a man who starts out as just a dreamer but, overcomes his fears & actually does something. Kristen Wiig is spectacular as Cheryl Melhoff. Adam Scott is hilarious as Walter's mean boss, Ted Hendricks. Kathryn Hahn is great as Walter's sister, Odessa Mitty. Shirley MacLaine is amazing as Walter's mother, Edna Mitty. Sean Penn is outstanding in his cameo as Walter's inspiration, Sean O'Connell. I would like to conclude by saying, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a must watch, for the dreamer in all of us.