A Journey from Dreams to Reality.

Rating: 8/10 (18 August 2014)

Originally based on the classic story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" written by James Thurber in 1939. Director and lead actor Ben Stiller plays the role of a day-dreamer Walter Mitty who escapes his boring life by disappearing into his world of imagination, where he is capable of doing heroic work. But in real life he sees himself incapable and not qualified to do so. All this changes when he finds himself in a complicated situation where he seems to have lost the cover photo of Life Magazine and the only way out is to find Sean O'Connell, the lead photographer of the 'Life Magazine'. Then he gathers all his courage to go on the journey he has only dreamed of.
The movie is one of the feel good stories and tells viewers to live life rather than just dreaming. With a serious message "Stop dreaming, Start living" it urges the viewers to fulfill their dreams. It is quite inspirational and catchy. With an ordinary man dreaming to be something but struggling to achieve that and in the end finding his courage to live his dream, it truly is a common man's story. The scenes captured in the film truly deserve a special mention. Skate-boarding in Iceland and climbing the Himalayas are very memorably shot with unique camera range and angles. Though written in late 40's, it distinguishes itself from modern movies.
Ben Stiller is perfect to play Walter Mitty. Against most of his humorous movies he has done, this one has serious message but also succeeded to introduce some light and well placed funny moments. Kristen Wiig as Cheryl Melhoff, the lead actress and with stunning cinematography the movie is overall good. Overall, story is well written with very good screenplay. The cast is well chosen and apt for the roles.