In a colorless and unremarkable New York apartment, the shy, anonymous Walter Mitty stares at the E-harmony dating page of his co-worker Cheryl (Kristen Wiig). Debating whether or not to make the online first move, Walter eventually daydreams about a spectacular manner in which to impress her. But back in reality, the question remains: can the timid man send the social networking equivalent of a hello to the girl he has a crush on? If he does have the chutzpah to do so, will the complexities of life and fate manage to interfere? Will Walter be able to seize the day and "just do it" like Nike might have asserted him to do a few decades ago? (Bear with me.) While there's no Nike per se in this ambitious movie, there's certainly no shortage of product placement. And though the thinly-concealed advertising is mildly distracting, it's the least of the movie's problems. Yet this presence of branding is also thematically fitting considering "The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty" does its best to...
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