Take this job and shove it . . .

Rating: 9/10 (7 January 2014)

. . . is the essence of THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY. This remake produced by, directed by, and starring one-time ZOOLANDER Ben Stiller dispenses with all but one reality: the American Little Man is getting the shaft. Except for a deplorable segue into BENJAMIN BUTTON, this flick stays mostly on course, and is more than a two-hour ad for Papa John's Pizza. The scenery in Greenland, Iceland, and Afghanistan is spectacular, so who cares if Stiller and Sean Penn actually were there, or if they were superimposed on mountain ridges by the hundreds of technical people listed in the credits? This version of WALTER MITTY preaches that each of these little Techies is at least as important to the finished product as Mr. Stiller himself. That is a Truth mostly squandered in America today, as Big Money won't let the Little Guy have anything for himself--the Fatcats even stole YouTube! But the Bible says the Walter Mitty's will inherit the Earth, and have the last laugh watching all the rich men stuck in the eyes of needles (trying to ascend to Heaven)!