Walt Before Mickey

2015 "The true story of a boy whose dreams built a kingdom"
5.9| 1h47m| PG| en
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Based on the book "Walt Before Mickey" covers the early years of Walt Disney's career. The legendary Walt Disney had a tumultuous childhood, yet he was determined to overcome obstacles in his path, before the creation of his first iconic character: Mickey Mouse.

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MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting
Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some
JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
lizzymcowan The heart of the story was there, but however, the way the story was presented was not. It felt like a cheap Hallmark movie. Even though the shots were fine, the direction the actors were forced to take, the movie score, and the desperate attempt to make you feel emotion was VERY cringe worthy. That's something the story should do itself. Throughout the film, the movie continually tried to squeeze some 'inspirational' piece of crap, line of dialogue to pull at your heartstrings, and it ultimately failed. The movie took me two days to watch because I was so bored 75% through the film that I couldn't finish it in one sitting. That is a movie sin that even God can't forgive. If you can't entertain the viewer, why are you making films? The movie was released in 2015 and it just so happened that I came across it on Netflix. I wondered why I never heard of it, but now I know. I don't recommend this film on any scale, but because I'm a fan of accuracy, I feel it's the only redeeming quality of this film. 6/10, just below average.
derek_hird I love Disney and joy he has brought to the world and this film fails to capture any of the magic in any form. Poor casting for Walt and Roy. Ub Iwerks had a nickname of crazy hair (in this movie) but his hair was not crazy at all. Just awful doesn't sum it up enough. I have no idea how anyone not associated with the film gave this a positive review. Even if you look past the bad casting, horrific dialogue and stiff acting and just try and focus on the actual story..... Good luck actually following it. It's like they tried to literally include every chapter of the book in summary form and ignored flow and story. It's like 2 hours of shorts put together hoping to make a feature length movie. The film is also very dark visually, it's like.... what the hell. The Flashback scene to the Elias Disney (Who was a hard-ass) are amateur hour on display. the whole things JUST AWFUL - YUCK!!!!!Also, the real Walt Disney was 5'10" but somehow the director made Thomas Nichols look like midget throughout the entire film and especially standing next to the 6'1 Jon Heder. (Is Thomas Nicols that short? if so why the hell is he playing Walt Disney?I really wanted to like this film..... BUT IT SUCKS!!! HARD!!!
Colin I downloaded this on iTunes and it is one of the best movies I've seen in months. It really got across what it is like to be a visionary and having to deal with constraints of the business world. I believed in the characters and cared what happened to them.I felt the film got across a lot of Walt's character, his nature of biting off more then he can chew, of risking everything and of bringing everyone into danger too.If you've ever read or seen documentaries about starting a small business this film illustrates the trials and troubles excellently. As a bonus you see many clips of the earliest animations he put his hand to (literally). I can't wait to watch it again.
Vishnu vg I am from Kerala State, India. Today I watched this movie through netflix NetFlix. Thanks netflix for bringing such a nice movie. I would say its one of the best movies, Good direction and good acting. Very touching and true story of Walt Disney. Informative too. The ending credits music is just awesome. The film is a bit slow paced, but that is its highlight. About the other reviews, to be honest I would say that they are just poor critics. They don't know how to reivew a movie. Those fast paced action movie fans, don't likt this type of drama movies. Better they check the genre of the movie before watching. The negative reviews, they giving truly fools the ignorant ones and they may not even watch the film. Hats of the the entire crew. Bring such nice movies like this. Ignore the critics. The wikipedia article also is too confusing. Some low quality critics criticizing. Now a days critics are just money based. If the film team not gives them enough money they criticize. They wont bother the film is good or not.