Review of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) by Mark F — 14 Dec 2015

Great story about a man who decides to start living his dreams and consequently start living his life. I love the whimsical, idealistic, romantic nature of it all. The scenery is utterly jaw-dropping and when combined with the stylish cinematography and brilliant soundtrack, ultimately it's just very inspiring.

I also can't remember the last time I laughed so hard in a cinema as when that Benjamin Button scene started rolling. My whole face was wet with the tears. And there were other funny parts throughout.

In fact I probably laughed more watching this than I did in most recent advertised "comedies". I liked how they explored his imagination in scenes like that and weren't afraid to get surreal with it.

It meant never knowing what would happen next. There were some very clever, well observed and subtle performances throughout. Even down to the handshake between a random old guy and Walter Mitty as they left the airport in Greenland - visit a remote location and you WILL get talking to the other guy on the plane.

At the end of it, I'm inspired to travel, to live my dreams and to take the risks, and you can't ask much more of a movie than that.