A travelogue with a very slow story

Rating: 3/10 (27 January 2014)

This movie is way too slow. The story about Life Magazine closing down and the last issue would be interesting if the story had unfolded more quickly with more interesting characters and some historical context. But the imaginings of Walter are off on a tangent. The pace needed to be much faster and the dialog more witty and interesting.
On the plus side the travel photography in Greenland and Iceland and Afghanistan is breathtaking. The skateboard ride is quite fun too.
Ben Stiller as director and star needed to tighten things up. The romance with Kristin was so mundane.
A nicely photographed movie with a slow and lackluster story.