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Imaginary friends and security blankets are common childhood fixations that parents spend a lot of time worrying about, but how many parents become more obsessed with those imaginary worlds than their children? Evan Daniels, played by the ever-hysterical Eddie Murphy, is a part-time father, full-time financial executive who has little time for his daughter Olivia (Yara Shahidi) and even less time for her imaginary friends and security blanket. When Evan's absentminded attention to Olivia's far-fetched stories, combined with her ill-timed use of some important meeting notes as arts and crafts materials causes a huge blowup between father and daughter, it also reveals an uncanny window into the financial world. Suddenly, Evan becomes fixated on his daughter's imaginary playmates and will do anything, including singing and dancing in public, in exchange for the financial insight that yields him such great professional results. While Olivia loves her new relationship with her father, her reliance on her imaginary friends deepens, causing her teachers and mother much concern, and she eventually begins to sense that her father may possibly care more for the information that he's receiving than for her. Meanwhile, Evan pits his unconventional reliance on what he dubs his "inner child" against his co-worker Whitefeather's (Thomas Haden Church) unorthodox reliance on Indian legends and the two men turn their financial firm upside down and end up competing for the coveted position of chairman of the board. In the end, Evan must make some tough choices about whether his job in the financial world is more important than his job as a father and Olivia will be forced to live with the consequences. The parenting dilemmas presented in this film are universal, and kids and parents alike will laugh uproariously at the crazy antics of Eddie Murphy and Yara Shahidi while simultaneously discovering that good parenting doesn't always look like one might expect. (Ages 6 and older with parental guidance due to mild language and brief questionable behaviour) --Tami Horiuchi
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By Mitun
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
'Imagine THAT' is a fantasy comedy-drama movie, which upon its release received a mixed response from critics and shockingly flopped at the box-office.
'Imagine THAT' concentrates on the relationship between a busy father, Evan Danielson (Eddie Murphy) whose priority is his work, and his daughter, Olivia (Yara Shahidi) who has access to an imaginery world where she has imaginery friends. The movie shows how Evan who is a financial executive starts struggling at work and as a result seeks help from Olivia's imaginery friends, does it help, you need to watch it to find out.
The only minor flaw of the movie is the main story, which shows the father not having time for his daughter due to his work. This subject is not new and has been dealt with too many times before. This flaw however, is greatly compensated with a sweet all-round good movie.
The story is straight forward, which is perfect for the whole family including the kids to watch. The imaginery world theme will be a HIT with the kids. If I had watched the movie when I was a kid, it would've been so exciting. Saying that, I'm an adult and I was still excited.
I simply loved the chemistry between Murphy and Shahidi, their portrayal of the father and daghter relationship was simply touching.
Murphy is on-form after a long time, his comic timing is brilliant and his acting in general is top-notch. Shahidi is also a treat to watch and performs naturally with Murphy. Thomas Haden Church who plays Murphy's work rival in the movie is entertaining.
The direction provided by Karey Kirkpatrick is competent as he manages to extract fine performances from the cast and succeeds in making the movie touching and emotional.
The background musical score, which is provided by Mark Mancina fits well with the movie.
The movie is a feel-good feature, which undservedly flopped at the box-office.
'Imagine THAT' is essential veiwing for the whole family.
'Imagine THAT' concentrates on the relationship between a busy father, Evan Danielson (Eddie Murphy) whose priority is his work, and his daughter, Olivia (Yara Shahidi) who has access to an imaginery world where she has imaginery friends. The movie shows how Evan who is a financial executive starts struggling at work and as a result seeks help from Olivia's imaginery friends, does it help, you need to watch it to find out.
The only minor flaw of the movie is the main story, which shows the father not having time for his daughter due to his work. This subject is not new and has been dealt with too many times before. This flaw however, is greatly compensated with a sweet all-round good movie.
The story is straight forward, which is perfect for the whole family including the kids to watch. The imaginery world theme will be a HIT with the kids. If I had watched the movie when I was a kid, it would've been so exciting. Saying that, I'm an adult and I was still excited.
I simply loved the chemistry between Murphy and Shahidi, their portrayal of the father and daghter relationship was simply touching.
Murphy is on-form after a long time, his comic timing is brilliant and his acting in general is top-notch. Shahidi is also a treat to watch and performs naturally with Murphy. Thomas Haden Church who plays Murphy's work rival in the movie is entertaining.
The direction provided by Karey Kirkpatrick is competent as he manages to extract fine performances from the cast and succeeds in making the movie touching and emotional.
The background musical score, which is provided by Mark Mancina fits well with the movie.
The movie is a feel-good feature, which undservedly flopped at the box-office.
'Imagine THAT' is essential veiwing for the whole family.
By mummy spoon
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I really like watching Eddie Murphy and have most of his films, I thought this looked like a fun one to watch with the kids and it was only £3 so I picked it up. After watching it, I felt overall I had enjoyed it but it's definately one of my least favourite films of his, it was a bit hit and miss, with some parts being great and others leaving me wanting to switch it off. All that said, Eddie was still funny to watch and my kids liked it, won't be watching it again though.
By Jules
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
The topsy turvy carrer of Eddie Murphy (Beverly Hills Cop) takes a decent footing in this fun family comedy, which is quite similar territory to Dwane Johnson's The Game Plan from a couple of years prior to this offering. Imagine That, takes to the World of financial advisement, as Evan Danielson's (Murphy) promising carrer has hit some bumps, as he comes up against the eccentric & sucessfull Johnny Whitefeather (Haden Chruch). Evan's estranged wife Trish (Ari parker) and more importantly his 7 year old daughter Olivia (Shahidi) who he hasnt shown much time for, start to re-connect & she introduces him to her imaginary friends, who it turns out, have some hot tips to help Evan's carrer, but it's not going to be all smooth running.
Overall i found this film hit the mark more often than not. For the most part Eddie Murphy was very good & believable, as he played things in a sensible manner, although with a couple of those OTT scenes. Yara Shahidi (The First Family) was perfect as the sweet daughter with imaginary friends & had a good rapport with Murphy. Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), Ronny Cox (BHCop), Nicole Ari Parker (Soul Food) & a cameo from Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now) added good backbone to the story in support to Murphy.
The story itself was good, it maintained a steady level of watchability from start to end. I did find Murphy's character being a somewhat odd choice, being a boring financial adviser, in that it doesnt seem upbeat enough for the younger viewer, as it may bore some of the target audience. Still, it manages to inject some fun moments with the Murphy/Shaidi collaborations to break things up & keep things interesting for the younger audiences. However when Shaidi isnt around, Thomas Haden Church, as, Johnny Whitefeather, manages to bring some higher brow humour in, but this seemed more aimed towards older children/adults, bringing the film full circle into a child/adult audience target.
In conclusion, It's not as good or bubbly as The Game Plan, but, Imagine That borrows some ideas from past sucessfull films of the genre to create a watchable, heartwarming & touching family comedy. Recommended.
Overall i found this film hit the mark more often than not. For the most part Eddie Murphy was very good & believable, as he played things in a sensible manner, although with a couple of those OTT scenes. Yara Shahidi (The First Family) was perfect as the sweet daughter with imaginary friends & had a good rapport with Murphy. Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), Ronny Cox (BHCop), Nicole Ari Parker (Soul Food) & a cameo from Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now) added good backbone to the story in support to Murphy.
The story itself was good, it maintained a steady level of watchability from start to end. I did find Murphy's character being a somewhat odd choice, being a boring financial adviser, in that it doesnt seem upbeat enough for the younger viewer, as it may bore some of the target audience. Still, it manages to inject some fun moments with the Murphy/Shaidi collaborations to break things up & keep things interesting for the younger audiences. However when Shaidi isnt around, Thomas Haden Church, as, Johnny Whitefeather, manages to bring some higher brow humour in, but this seemed more aimed towards older children/adults, bringing the film full circle into a child/adult audience target.
In conclusion, It's not as good or bubbly as The Game Plan, but, Imagine That borrows some ideas from past sucessfull films of the genre to create a watchable, heartwarming & touching family comedy. Recommended.
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