Nothing quite like it

Rating: 10/10 (1 July 2019)

I don't even know where to begin with this film. It shot straight up to the top of my favourite films list so much so that I created an account here just so I could review it and give it the 10 stars it deserves. I think everyone should watch this film at least once. You might not like it as much as me but I still think it is important to see it. The cinematography is breathtaking, the soundtrack is moving and transporting; reeling you in to each scene and emphasising further any feelings of empathy you will have already had with Walter Mitty. The ending completely caught me by surprise and made me cry for a while, and does so every time I've seen it after. Ben Stiller is amazing in this role, truly exemplifying his true talent as an actor, and also a director. Many critics or want to be critics could find flaws or weak spots of the film, but personally the story was so heartwarming, encapturing and inspiring that I didn't notice anything that would even be considered wrong or out of place. This film inspired me, a person who relates to the shy anxious Walter we meet at the beginning, to say yes to more things and speak my mind more often, and to see the world. I implore you to watch this film, and I hope that it brings you the same indescribable happiness it brought me.