Walter Mitty (Danny Kaye) works at a New York pulp fiction publishing house. Everyone in his life dismisses and overlooks him as a bumbling daydreamer and he often gets lost in his fantasies. His boss steals his ideas without giving him credit. His mother is controlling. His fiancee cares more about her dog Queenie than him. His life is turned upside down when the mysterious Rosalind van Hoorn sits down next to him on the train. He has a real life adventure and nobody believes him.
I find Walter's real life much more compelling than his fantasies no matter how funny Danny gets with his wackiness. The fantasies are mostly nothing which does not advance the plot. They're little skits that can only add little bits of humor. They chop up the narrative story and disrupt the flow. There is also much too much fashion show in the movie. Danny Kaye is great as the bumbling Mitty and he tries his best to enliven the fantasy world.
I find Walter's real life much more compelling than his fantasies no matter how funny Danny gets with his wackiness. The fantasies are mostly nothing which does not advance the plot. They're little skits that can only add little bits of humor. They chop up the narrative story and disrupt the flow. There is also much too much fashion show in the movie. Danny Kaye is great as the bumbling Mitty and he tries his best to enliven the fantasy world.