A Secretly Slow Good Time

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2014)

The film starts a bit slow for the set up, but also includes much of Walter "zoning" out, where he stares off into space and dreams about exciting things that he wishes would happen. There are the standard scenarios that we see from the previews but also a few more that were quite entertaining. Walter has a bit of a boring job, and is obliged to take care of his mother since his father passed away and his sister is not so much of a help. He also is searching for romance on an online dating profile and is interested in a girl in the work place but doesn't have the life experience to fill out the profile or the guts to ask his workplace colleague out. Circumstances however, get set in motion to fulfill these parts of his life and he goes on quite an adventure throughout the world figuring it out.
Once he starts traveling on his journey he doesn't zone out much anymore, and while the various locales are visually appealing, it's nothing compared to his imaginative endeavors. This is one of the only disappointments I have. While a drama, and not a fast one at times, it's family rated, and does the trick for the most part.
The Good: Mitty's (Stiller) awesome escapisms, his girl playing a guitar, elevator fight, street fight, etc. (things you wish you could do in real life but would die attempting many of them)
The Bad: Not enough daydreaming as the film gets to the halfway point, and pacing is a tad slow because of it.
Characters: Stiller plays a good Mitty. Penn is mostly absent but fine, Wiig is not typical Wiig here.