Stop Dreaming. Start Living.

Starring: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Sean Penn, Jon Daly, Terence Bernie Hines

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"I wanted to tell you, that song "Major Tom" and that beard guy... he doesn't know what he's talking about. That song is about courage and going into the unknown. It's a cool song." – Cheryl

Why watch this? It's a good thing to watch Ben Stiller take a beating, then root for him.

Plot Summary: Walter Mitty, a timid negative assets manager at Life magazine, escapes his mundane reality by frequently zoning out into heroic and fantastical daydreams. As the magazine prepares to release its final print issue, a crucial photograph for the cover goes missing, forcing Walter to embark on a real-life adventure to find its elusive photographer, Sean O'Connell. This quest takes Walter on a journey across the globe, leading him to experience the excitement and challenges he previously only imagined.

Dad's Preview: This film will be known as the Forrest Gump (1994) of its generation. It centers on a shy, quiet man, who dutifully performs his menial job and obeys his many taskmasters. Then he breaks out of himself! This courageous act, aided by the subtle twinkle in the eye of a beautiful woman, blasts our reluctant hero on the path to his re-self-discovery. He climbs mountains, battles sharks, and witnesses wonders around the world, finally becoming who he wants to be. Who doesn't crave that? This is Ben Stiller's finest moment on film, and he utters one of my favorite lines, "... you don't have to be such a dick."

Samuel Goldwyn Films, Red Hour Prod., New Line Cinema, TSG Ent.,
Big Screen Prod, Down Prod., Ingenious Media; 20th Century Fox