IMAGINE THAT
Headline: ** Family Fun **
Title: IMAGINE THAT
Quality: * * * Acceptability: +2
SUBTITLES: None
WARNING CODES:
Language: L
Violence: V
Sex: None
Nudity: None
RATING: PG
RELEASE: June 12, 2009
TIME: 110 minutes
STARRING: Eddie Murphy, Yara Shahidi, Thomas Haden Church, Nicole Ari Parker, James Patrick Stuart, and Ronny Cox
DIRECTOR: Karey Kirkpatrick
PRODUCERS: Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ed Solomon
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Ric Kidney
WRITERS: Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson
BASED ON THE NOVEL/PLAY BY: N/A
DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures/Viacom
CONTENT: (BB, C, O, Pa, L, V, M) Strong moral worldview wherein a dad decides to value his daughter more than work, with light praying to God and "the Lord," spoiled by a magical element of daughter's imaginary friends predicting the future and villain pretends to be a Native American who talks to spirits but it appears to be a phony marketing ploy; two obscenities and six light profanities; light comic violence such as man falls down comically; no sexual content; no nudity; no alcohol use; no smoking; and, lying.
GENRE: Comedy
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Older children and adults
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SUMMARY: IMAGINE THAT is the story of Evan, an executive competing inside his company for a promotion, only to discover that he needs his daughter and her imaginary friends in order to succeed. With little negative content but some magical elements, IMAGINE THAT is a heartwarming, funny movie showing the love that can grow between a father and a daughter.
IN BRIEF:
IMAGINE THAT stars Eddie Murphy as Evan, a divorced executive competing inside his company for a promotion. Evan has custody of his daughter Olivia but is too busy to listen to her. By accident, Evan discovers that Olivia's imaginary friends can actually predict the stock market and the fate of financial companies. At work, Evan must present his plans in order to be considered for a promotion. However, Evan does not have Olivia with him to hear from her imaginary friends. The big presentation also conflicts with Olivia's choir performance. Evan must decide between his promotion and his daughter.
IMAGINE THAT is a warm, family friendly movie that is big on heart and long on laughs. Eddie Murphy is terrific. Thomas Hayden Church is hysterical as Evan's rival, who pretends to be Native American. IMAGINE THAT has some light foul language. Also, there is a magical side to its story, although Olivia is the only one who can see or hear her imaginary friends and enter their fantasy world. IMAGINE THAT has strong moral content showing the love that can grow between a father and a daughter. It is a funny, heartwarming movie.
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