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Imagine Me & You (2006)

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Reviews Counted:92

Fresh:29

Rotten:63

Average Rating:4.9/10

Consensus: Aside from its lesbian theme, Imagine Me & You can only offer more of the same generic rom-com cliches.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for some language and sexual material.

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jan 27, 2006 Limited

Box Office: $533,944

Synopsis: A mainstream romantic-comedy with a twist, Ol Parker's IMAGINE ME & YOU stands out from the generic pack thanks to its gay-themed subject matter. The movie is as light and fluffy as the average... A mainstream romantic-comedy with a twist, Ol Parker's IMAGINE ME & YOU stands out from the generic pack thanks to its gay-themed subject matter. The movie is as light and fluffy as the average movie in the genre, but as viewers scoop a mouthful of popcorn they may find their expectations subtly altered. Set in London, the movie begins with the wedding of Rachel (Piper Perabo) and Heck (Matthew Goode). Although they seem blissfully happy, Rachel is masking some Sapphic thoughts after eyeing Luce, the wedding florist (Lena Headey), during the ceremony. As luck would have it, one of Heck's male friends, Cooper (Darren Boyd), has fallen for Luce, allowing her and Rachel to meet socially and to consider consummating their desire for one another. While much of Parker's film follows a rather formulaic romantic-comedy route, it takes a surprising turn when Luce and Rachel get together and have no intention of breaking up. A reunion between Rachel and Heck is never on the cards, and it's to Parker's credit that he wasn't sucked into ending the film with an affirmation that the heterosexual world is where his lead female character belongs. IMAGINE ME & YOU sees Hollywood taking a tiny step towards embracing homosexuality in a thoroughly mainstream movie, and for that it should be commended. [More]

Starring: Piper Perabo, Matthew Goode, Lena Headey, Anthony Head

Starring: Piper Perabo, Matthew Goode, Lena Headey, Anthony Head, Eva Birthistle, Celia Imrie, Darren Boyd, Sue Johnston

Director: Oliver Parker

Director: Oliver Parker
Producer: Lynda La Plante, Barnaby Thompson
Composer: Alex Heffes
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Imagine Me & You is more about fidelity and respect - or rather the lack thereof. It doesn't matter if the characters are gay, straight or bi. Cheating is cheating.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
07/19/06
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

The film sidesteps the usual love triangle romantic comedy formula of hurling itself into all-out praise of fresh, vibrant infatuation by treating it as a zero-sum game that requires a loser.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
02/16/06
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Although Imagine Me & You (never much liked that song) tries to tap into a popular theme, we never believe that Rachel and Luce are the slightest bit interested in one another.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
02/18/06
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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If you're in the mood for a moonstruck trifle with a drizzly London setting, this might not be such a bad choice. All that's required is that you be as open-minded as the movie is open-hearted.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
03/25/06
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Perabo and Headey sizzle with unrequited desires, and the film, directed by Ol Parker, is often hilarious.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
02/08/06
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

Imagine Me & You has its charms, but for a movie about loving radically, it sure plays it safe.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/04/06
Marrit Ingman
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle

Imagine Me & You shamelessly embraces every romantic-comedy cliché in the book.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
11/27/06
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

A witty and immensely enjoyable British romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
06/24/06
Adrian Hennigan
Adrian Hennigan
BBC

Compared to the incredibly perfect adventures of these two British girls in love, everything else pales, especially the clueless men around them. Check that. The men are OK as long as they cry and take their emasculation like men.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
02/17/06
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

The film is so concerned with squeezing laughs out of the audience that it barely takes time to make sense of the circumstances.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/15/05
Kevin Courrier
Kevin Courrier
Boxoffice Magazine

If only Ennis from "Brokeback Mountain" could hop off the screen, wander next door and watch "Imagine Me and You."

Full Review Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI) | comment Comment
02/17/06
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

The film flirts with emotional honesty much of the way, until Parker realizes he might have to leave a character or two sad, angry, lonely or unfulfilled. Then the script turns to cotton candy, invalidating the honest first half.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
02/17/06
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

Most of the running time is devoted to sitcom devices involving family members, friends, double meanings, close escapes and sincere heart-to-hearts.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
02/02/06
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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I guess there's something progressive going on when a lesbian love story gets to be just as dreadful and tacky as most straight ones.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
02/04/06
Allison Benedikt
Allison Benedikt
Chicago Tribune
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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

We need a villain instead of a victim if the happy romance between Rachel and Luce is going to work.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
01/27/06
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

It's not hard to like these people and to empathize with their romantic plight.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
02/14/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

If you can't guess how the whole thing ends than you clearly haven't seen enough of these movies and probably deserve to sit through another.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
01/24/06
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

In short, it's an absolute louse of a film -- 94 minutes of unimaginable, unspeakable awfulness.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
06/24/06
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

The characterizations are wooden, the interaction maudlin and the plot totally predictable.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
02/02/06
Matt Weitz
Matt Weitz
Dallas Morning News
 
 
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