Good movie but grossly overrated

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

"Walter" to me was mixture of "Groundhog Day", "Sixth Sense", and any Christian movie that didn't deliver the JC only begotten ism theme message very well. The brilliant movie also includes a hilarious takeoff from one of the ending scenes that most likely hasn't been yet censored by the ever present PC crowd from "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly" as well as a few other movies.In this current age of vaccine induced autistic behavior with so many millennials...we have "Walter" on screen to figure out his issues with a friendly ghost.Well done! Highly, highly recommended.

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?

Walter is a little indie film that is more than meets the eye - and you're going to want to give it the benefit of the doubt.Walter works at a movie theater, it's easy work and he takes it seemingly too seriously. That is because Walter actually works for God and is the one deciding whether you are going to heaven or hell.Walter, played by Andrew J. West, does not just work for God, he is the son of God and found out the day his father died when he was just ten years old. As a ticket taker at a local cinema, he is able to pass judgment of the eternal fate of many. He lives with his nervous and concerned mother and everything is going fine until a man named Greg surfaces and forces him to confront everything he believes in.Based on a short by the same minds, Walter is a film about much more than the fantastical and metaphysical happenings of its title character. Like any good narrative, it slowly reveals itself through the unveiling of layers rather than droning exposition. Though the tone of the film fluidly evolves and changes throughout its duration, it never shifts unexpectedly enough to interrupt the audience's engagement.When it comes to indies, most of the time the acting is the weakest part of the film. Not so with Walter, as Walter enrolls the help of many well known and solid actors in order to tell its story.Walter is a quirky and interesting film that is ultimately a pleasant surprise. Viewers may not realize where the plot is going, and it ends a bit too expectedly, but not a shabby attempt by writer Paul Schoulberg, and director Anna Mastro, by any means.Please check out our website for full reviews of all the recent releases.

While the presence of several well known actors including William H. Macy and Virginia Madsen have been referenced frequently in reviews and promotions of screenwriter Paul Shoulberg's movie Walter, the film wouldn't be as poignant if not for the stellar portrayal of the main character "Walter" by Andrew J. West. From his role as a cannibal in "The Walking Dead" to a Christian (of sorts) in Walter, Andrew's ability to create an awkward, ostensibly autistic 20-something and then transform him into a more relatable character as the story progresses is the beauty of watching this film. If you only add one independent movie to your watch list this year, make it Walter.