Second trailer for 'Walter Mitty' has a little more Ben Stiller flavor

Posted by · 1:24 pm · October 8th, 2013

http://players.brightcove.net/4838167533001/BkZprOmV_default/index.html?videoId=4912075518001

There’s a reason why teaser trailers are called just that — they tease our imaginations with suggested possibilities, but tend to withhold the full picture. The initial teaser for Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” did a great job in that regard — intriguing in its choice of sound and image, it provided several conflicting hints of where the romantic fantasy could go tonally. Now, with a complete trailer revealing more of the film to us — well, those of us who haven’t yet seen the whole thing at the New York Film Festival — it would appear that “Walter Mitty” is slightly more straightforward than it initially appeared to be.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing, of course: there’s more Ben Stiller-style neurotic comedy at play here, but the unusual context still charms in theory. The film, as you’ve heard by now, didn’t go over in a big way with critics last weekend, though it has defenders: Kris described the film as “disheveled,” but was “touched by its emotional honesty and artistic passion.” Check out the new trailer and see what you think.




Comments Off on Second trailer for 'Walter Mitty' has a little more Ben Stiller flavor Tags: , , , | Filed in: HitFix · In Contention