Very well executed

Just what I expected

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Full disclosure: I love this movie because it is, among other things, a love letter to Indianapolis. There's Main Street in Speedway, Long's Bakery, and most touching for me, Holy Trinity Church (where my grandparents, parents and I worshipped and which the Archdiocese closed last year). So yes, some of the shots were repetitive, but they made Indianapolis look so beautiful. There's also William H. Macy as a psychiatrist with a very unorthodox technique. And when I say thought-provoking, I mean that you might spend some time wondering whether Walter really is assigning people to their places in the afterlife, or you might dismiss it as a silly premise. But don't many of us, in everyday life, make snap judgments about who is going to heaven and who is going to hell in the firm belief that our judgments are based in objective truth? Isn't there some Walter in many of us? And why do we do that?

The thing is .. if you have a good story to tell, many will listen. That is what exactly the makers of this film did. Not only they took a chance on a pretty feeble subject, they went through it ...... !!BUT >>> BUT >>> BUT ... The whole background (directing, cinematography, the whole basic design of production, and some editing) was a little empty for my liking, ( not too empty ) but i was still able to ignore that since the theme was outstanding.Now, the whole acting, ... i gathered that our protagonist should have had more vice in his acting, specially when he had his last meeting with his shr**k (maybe some spoilers here, i don't know).He should have been Al (you know) Pacino in this particular scene. The story demanded that.... the coming .... of age of sorts ... you know !!Except all those above, the screenplay, which we used to call script, is fabulous !!! The story was able to steal my sevens.Almost well acted. Would have been better with a better Skipper !! My 7 out of 10 for STORY, only.

What is it.... A comedy?.... Or a drama....pick one. Instead of being one or the other, this ends up being a swing-and-miss by trying to be both. The beginning started out really wishy-washy, but had some funny lines. Even though it began with a funeral scene, you thought that maybe it would grow into an entertaining light hearted funny movie. From death comes rebirth and new life. This did not happen. It started to become more and more dramatic, whilst repeatedly trying to infuse more ill-timed humour here and there. The plot was so obvious about halfway through. The ghost was obviously connected to his own life somehow. Then, if it wasn't enough, the Doctor literally tells us, what the entire problem of the protagonist was---that he didn't grieve. Sometimes it's best to let the audience figure that stuff out by themselves. The movie wasn't serious enough to be a drama, nor was it funny enough to be a comedy. This leaves it in perpetual limbo, much like the existence of the ghost character.

I just watched "Walter". It was one of those movies that takes you on a journey. At first I thought it would be a silly comedy, something along the lines of "Ghost Town'or maybe a romcom similar to "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", or maybe even something quirky like "Drowning Monah". At one point, I even thought it was going to take a "Sixth Sense" turn, but by the end I was pleasantly surprised to see, it went down the path of Eat/Pray/Love. At least three times I thought "I know where this is going now" - when in fact, I did not. Truly an excellent movie. I loved each of the characters (even the minor ones), all of whom with which, I could easily identify. Macy was the icing on the cake. I urge everyone to see it as it will be an award winner I'm sure.