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Imagine That

Overview


Genre :

Comedy, Fantasy

Release Date :

June 12, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Karey Kirkpatrick

Starring :

Eddie Murphy, Yara Shahidi, Thomas Haden Church, Vanessa A. Williams, Nicole Ari Parker, DeRay Davis, Ronny Cox, James Patrick Stuart, Timm Sharp, Patricia Place, Zachary Gordon

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..watchable..”
by Kevin C. Johnson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 5

“..respects both the younger and older members of its audience and ends up earning an emotional payoff..”
by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]
2 of 4

“..its adult focus is off-base, and every move feels too familiar, formulaic and telegraphed..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
1.5 of 5

“..isn't particularly awful..”
by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
2 of 4

“..family-movie mediocrity..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2.5 of 4

“..does manage to make finance fun for a while..”
by Cathy Jakicic [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
1 of 4

“..an unmitigated failure..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 4

“..a mildly pleasant shock..”
by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]
2.5 of 4

“..a good Father's Day diversion for Dads and their spawn..”
by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
3 of 5

“..a comedy that is long on Cosby-like, kid-friendly charm..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Suzanne Condie Lambert [Arizona Republic]
Review rate : D
Reviewed by Scott Tobias [Onion AV Club]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Kyle Smith [New York Post]

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