Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ben Stiller | ... | Walter Mitty | |
Kristen Wiig | ... | Cheryl Melhoff | |
Jon Daly | ... | Tim Naughton (as Jonathan C. Daly) | |
Kathryn Hahn | ... | Odessa Mitty | |
Terence Bernie Hines | ... | Gary Mannheim | |
Adam Scott | ... | Ted Hendricks | |
Paul Fitzgerald | ... | Don Proctor | |
Grace Rex | ... | Cheryl's Co-Worker | |
Alex Anfanger | ... | Ted's Toner Box Associate | |
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Amanda Naughton | ... | Female Editor |
Adrian Martinez | ... | Hernando | |
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Nolan Carley | ... | Western Union Employee |
Joey Slotnick | ... | Retirement Home Administrator | |
Shirley MacLaine | ... | Edna Mitty | |
Gary Wilmes | ... | Walter's Dad |
The manager of the negative assets sector of Life magazine, Walter Mitty, has been working for sixteen years for the magazine and has a tedious life, not going anywhere but from his home to his job and vice-versa. He is an escapist, daydreaming into a world of fantasy many times a day. Walter has a crush on the recently hired Cheryl Melhoff but he is too shy to invite her on a date and he is trying to contact her via online dating. The magazine is preparing to release its last printed edition and the loathsome manager of transition Ted Hendricks is preparing an inevitable downsizing over the next few days. Walter has been the liaison between the magazine and the mysterious independent photographer Sean O'Connell who has sent to him a package of negatives and a wallet as a gift for his work. Sean also suggests to the senior management the use of negative 25 for the cover of the last edition. However, Walter cannot find the negative that is missing. Walter has no means to contact Sean ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
One really has to wonder what the professional reviewers are really thinking. We looked over the family movie list and barely decided to go to this one based on lackluster reviews. Six out of six of us REALLY liked it and found it deep and entertaining, and easy to watch. By all means, if you are looking to enjoy a movie, go see this one.
If you are looking for a connection to the original story, the connection happens during the first 45 minutes and then seems to go in its own direction. Big deal. The movie moves through characters development, plot lines, and geographies smoothly, and does not reveal its final hand until the end.