This is a fairly likable family comedy.
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06/15/09
Imagine That (2009)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:12
Rotten:11
Average Rating:5.6/10
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
Top Critic[A] misguided, poorly executed family disaster.
06/15/09
Top CriticCutesy? My pain was acutesy as the entire plot yawned before me.
06/12/09
Top CriticFortunately, the picture's not-so-secret weapon, star Eddie Murphy, gives this uneven effort a reason for being.
06/12/09
Top CriticImagine That has a few nagging problems, none of which is Eddie Murphy’s fault.
06/12/09
Top CriticGiven the movie's early creative promise, the ending is disappointingly trite.
06/12/09
Top CriticUnfortunately, Evan's transformation rings tinny. The music guides us to the appropriate moods (This is magical! This is goofy!), because Murphy's performance doesn't.
06/12/09
Top CriticDirector 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.
06/12/09
Top CriticHere's a summer movie that kids will laugh at and parents can take them to without worrying about sex, violence, language or projectile vomiting jokes.
06/12/09
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 CriticA 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 CriticIt's too bad there's little to distinguish this predictable tale from any other comedy about an overly busy father who finally connects with his child.
06/11/09
Top CriticShahidi'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 CriticI laughed once during Imagine That's interminable 107 minutes, and the longer I watched Murphy's desperate, embarrassing attempts at provoking laughter, the worse I felt.
06/11/09
Top CriticThe actor's scenes with movie daughter Shahidi have an undeniable sweetness, and Shahidi is adorable in a role that easily could have seemed manipulative.
06/11/09
Top CriticFor the first time since The Nutty Professor, Eddie Murphy successfully mixes his adult and kid-film personas -- imagine that.
06/11/09
Top CriticEddie Murphy in another mediocre family comedy? Imagine that.
06/11/09
Top CriticImagine That is amusing without ever being break-out funny.
06/11/09
Top CriticImagine That is a benignly didactic kiddie movie that at once benefits from and gets buried under Eddie Murphy's skittery, overeager inflections.
06/10/09
Top CriticIf memory serves, kiddies like whatever movie you drop them off at but, for the record, Drop Dead Fred remains the vastly superior film.
06/10/09
Top CriticLatest News for Imagine That
June 24, 2009:
Paramount's Woes Highlighted in Report 
In the wake of Eddie Murphy's "Imagine That" -- and a subsequent shakeup at the studio -- an analyst has released a scathing report on Paramount Pictures. More...
June 13, 2009:
Worthwhile, as long as you're willing to watch Eddie Murphy play the straight man.
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June 11, 2009:
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June 11, 2009:
Box Office Guru Preview: Travolta Faces Off With Denzel in 1 2 3
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