7 Reasons to Watch "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"

7. IT DOUBLES AS A EULOGY...

For print journalism.  That may only resonate with those who once aspired to be a professional scribe, but it’s a phenomenon that’s impacted the masses.

6. ADAM SCOTT DOES A GOOD JOB PLAYING…

The kind of boss who has an MBA and uses terms like “synergy” and “ROI” as if Moses had chiseled them on the tablets along with the "other" 10 Commandments.

5. THE SCRIPT PULLS OFF THE IMPOSSIBLE…

By making me not hate Sean Penn for about ten minutes.   Normally I find him absolutely nauseating, but this role amazingly casts him in a different light though I think that has more to with director/actor Ben Stiller than with Penn himself.

4. BECAUSE BEN STILLER IS AT HIS BEST…

When he is playing the everyman, as opposed to the creepy quirky characters  which he has more recently gravitated towards.  It’s not a great performance but it’s one that’s easy to root for.

3. KRISTEN WIIG

Most know her for her SNL and Bridesmaids physical comedy hijinks but she does nice a good job of playing the type of woman you would want to take home to meet mom.

2. IT’S MESSAGE IS UNIVERSAL…

Stop dreaming and start living because as I wise man once said, “a dream without an actionable plan is nothing but a wish.”

1. IT’LL MAKE YOU WANT TO TRAVEL

The Ad Pub folks at Expedia could not have scripted it better.  From the peaks, the valleys, and the depths of the deep blue sea, the beauty of nature captured on screen will make you want to tear off your business casual, grab your passport, and run out the door.

ONE CAVEAT…
It’s not a groundbreaking film and it's a bit offbeat, but what may really throw viewers off is that at times the plot unfolds like a very slow burn.  Still, I suspect that this was exactly Stiller’s intention as the film is more about the  discovery of self than it is a journey across physical and geographical borders.  Thus action and pace take a back seat to fleshing out various internal machinations.