Rotten
This is one of the more disappointing efforts of the holiday movie season.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Stop dreaming. Start living.
2013 · 1h 54m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Overview
A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.
Director and cast
- Ben Stiller Director
- Ben Stiller as Walter Mitty
- Kristen Wiig as Cheryl Melhoff
- Sean Penn as Sean O'Connell
- Shirley MacLaine as Edna Mitty
- Adam Scott as Ted Hendricks
- Kathryn Hahn as Odessa Mitty
- Patton Oswalt as Todd Maher
- Adrian Martinez as Hernando
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Helicopter Pilot
- Gunnar Helgason as Hotel Keeper
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Stiller's attempt to braid together introspection and humor kept me engaged and curious, even when I wasn't quite sure what he was setting out to do.
Dana Stevens, Slate
Fresh
Stiller's sensibility creates a movie that's smarter than you think it will be. Kind of like Walter Mitty himself.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Sometimes you see failed films and think, well, they tried for this or that but couldn't pull it off. After seeing Ben Stiller's version of the venerable James Thurber story, I don't know what the film was trying for.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Rotten
It has little narrative interest and requires that the director latch onto a very specific airy tone of whimsy, lest the whole souffle collapse.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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