The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

At first I was unpleasantly surprised by Walter's ideas, as they seemed too awkward, unnecessarily gimmicky and not very imaginative and funny (the fight with the superior was a pain), which is not true of his Spanish polar explorer. Fortunately, the script soon pulled the trigger, and Walter went on a real outstanding journey, where the special effects made sense, the pace slowed down, and the atmosphere became nicer. So Ben Stiller (thanks also to David Bowie) made it in the end. He made one of those films that makes you, who has hardly been anywhere in your life, think how beautiful it would be if it all worked like that in real life and smile with satisfaction. And the best scene for me will always be the fight under the X-ray. (2015-07-05)

A cute Hollywood family fairy tale with laudable intentions, an outrageously likeable soundtrack and a great Ben Stiller in the cute leading role, but dramaturgically it’s strangely disjointed, unconvincing and dumbed down, exploring the imaginary border of fantasy and reality through the lens of a filmmaker who apparently can't decide which side to lean towards... The message is admittedly beautifully positive, but it can't make up for the awkward first impression. 65% (2014-01-26)

A light-hearted and optimistic movie about the “quintessence of life" which entertains in an non-intrusive manner so rare today, even managing to intimate some wisdom about life. Stiller has grown a little still as a director and the polished visuals are amazingly pleasant to the eye. Like a nature documentary without annoying explanatory digressions. Eyjafjallajokull. (2014-03-30)

I’ve been struggling with Walter Mitty, even after watching it for the second time on the big screen. It has beautiful landscapes, an upbeat soundtrack and a positive mood. But when I stop to look at it intellectually, it seems like a coloring book that doesn’t make much sense and its message about life is too half-baked and insubstantial to be more than an exotic yet forgettable family flick. Walter Mitty sees the world through the eyes of a carefree and cheerful child with no real life experience. (2014-01-16)

Forrest Gump two decades later, with all the good and bad that can be associated with it. We have again a barrage of all those scents, images and emotions about the search for oneself, but in a slightly more modern and refined guise. Yet the final impression is somewhat brought down by the duplication and unoriginality, which may not be so noticeable in the whole as such, but in the details it certainly is, and by mental maturity. After all, it is too straightforward and childishly naive at times. The older Stiller gets, the more mature, therefore the better. (2017-11-19)