Superficial and narcissistic

Rating: 5/10 (14 July 2014)

Ben Stiller's remake of 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' is like a Lands End catalog set to Enya music. It's just a profoundly shallow and utterly narcissistic film masquerading as something deep. Once you get beyond the beautiful scenery and artistic flourish, it's really just a heap of New Age pap. It might as well be called "Generation X: The Movie".
Beyond the superficial soul searching, 'Mitty' also fails when it comes to its hook; Walter's daydreams. The problem is that most of them feel more like comedy skits than actual daydreams, and only a couple of times do they further the narrative or flesh out the character.
If you like your soul searching thimble-deep, with a hint of sandalwood, this New Age take on 'Walter Mitty' is for you.