Director Karey Kirkpatrick mines laughter from human fallibility, aided by a strong supporting cast that includes Martin Sheen as the boss and Thomas Haden Church as an office rival.
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06/12/09
Imagine That (2009)
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Reviews Counted:104
Fresh:39
Rotten:65
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: Despite a promising turn by newcomer Yara Shahidi, Imagine That is another pedestrian family comedy that squanders Eddie Murphy's comedic talents.
Theatrical Release:Jun 12, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $16,088,610
Synopsis: In Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies’ family comedy “Imagine That,” Eddie Murphy stars as a successful financial executive who has more time for his blackberry than his seven-year-old... [More]
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Nicole Ari Parker, Ronny Cox
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
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Reviews for Imagine That
Sweet, tender and funny, despite some corny and contrived moments. As long as you're willing to suspend your disbelief and to lighten up for 107 minutes, you'll find it to be a delightful, genuinely heartwarming comedy for the whole family.
06/12/09
This is a fairly likable family comedy.
06/15/09
"Imagine That" is not a bad movie. It is inoffensive and innocuous.
06/14/09
Imagine That and its young female star have something in common: they are both adorable.
06/12/09
Shahidi's and Murphy's scenes together have such warmth, tenderness, and joy that they elevate this cookie-cutter comedy into homemade fun.
06/11/09
Top CriticMurphy's controlled mania and the chemistry he has with Yara Shahidi, who plays his daughter, make this well-worn narrative path seem fresher than it is.
06/11/09
A Bedtime Stories-like attempt to merge a child's concerns with the story of an adult, Imagine That mostly succeeds by making good use of the adult and the child.
06/12/09
Imagine That is a sweet surprise of a film that goes some way to restoring Murphy’s reputation.
08/14/09
It's based on a clever premise and it makes good use of Murphy's comic strengths.
06/09/09
Top CriticAn uncharacteristically restrained performance by Eddie Murphy, a sharply funny supporting role filled by Thomas Haden Church, and a beguiling new child actor, Yara Shahidi, make this fantasy-comedy about the power of imagination agreeable enough.
09/16/09
Fortunately, the picture's not-so-secret weapon, star Eddie Murphy, gives this uneven effort a reason for being.
06/12/09
It proves if you stick the right cute charismatic kid in a worn Disneyesque plot, twist it correctly and add [Eddie] Murphy in charm mode passé can be palatable.
06/14/09
Murphy goes through the motions and no-one will be surprised at the outcome, but the journey is what matters in these movies and Imagine That makes it bearable for anyone over the age of 10.
08/14/09
...a rather sweet allegory about trusting the imaginary child within.
06/12/09
Arguably the most innocuous pic of Eddie Murphy's career to date, Imagine That is an undemandingly pleasant, mildly amusing fantasy.
06/08/09
Top CriticMurphy rises to every occasion, not only with the crisp wit that has long been his hallmark, but with restraint and tenderness that serve him well.
06/12/09
Top CriticFor the first time since The Nutty Professor, Eddie Murphy successfully mixes his adult and kid-film personas -- imagine that.
06/11/09
A movie that takes a major step toward reasserting Murphy's place as the comic heir not just to such obvious models as Richard Pryor but to Groucho Marx.
06/12/09
Top CriticLong and certainly predictable, yet quite effective -- a family film with more depth than you might envisage.
06/11/09
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June 13, 2009:
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