Imagine That
User Score
5.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 5 out of 16

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  1. PaulS
    Jun 12, 2009
    0
    Imagine that Eddie Murphy is still funny, becuase he sure ain't in this movie.
  2. JayH
    Oct 13, 2009
    5
    Way too cute for my taste. Eddie Murphy does try, but with material as sappy as this it doesn
  3. ss
    Jun 12, 2009
    9
    Great to know their are enchanting movies out there that define success in a new light! Definitely would recommend this movie to all families!
  4. FredW
    Jun 13, 2009
    0
    You will have to imagine that Eddie Murphy is still funny if you want to get a laugh out of this movie.
  5. DonnaW
    Aug 20, 2009
    5
    Funny, light-hearted but predictable outcome. Vanessa Williams performance is pretty lackluster.
  6. ChadS
    Jun 15, 2009
    2
    [***SELF-POLICING SPOILER ALERT***] Olivia(Yara Shahidi) is daddy's little executive. Although the film pretends otherwise, there's a strong possibility that she's the one with the shrewd business mind. The audience never sees Olivia's imaginary friends. Unlike Disney's "The Barefoot Executive" where the audience sees the network television programming chimp that Steven Post(Kurt Russell) exploits for his own personal gain. Since you can compensate a lower primate with bananas, there's nothing particularly unethical about the opportunistic mailboy taking all the credit for Raffles' media savviness. But your own flesh and blood? Evan(Eddie Murphy) has no scruples. The financial executive never considers the possibility that Olivia might be a child prodigy. If he did, another Lennon-esque title, "Gimme Some Truth", would emerge out from the film's subtext and cannibalize the bizarre children's movie's premise about a cabal of princesses who crunch numbers. "Imagine That" knows less about its demographics than the concurrent "Land of the Lost". In "Drop Dead Fred", Phoebe Cates saw her imaginary friend, whereas the little girl in "Opal Dream"(based on the novel "Pobby and Dingan" by Ben Rice) doesn't. Both films knew its respective audiences. Meanwhile, "Imagine That" has Eddie Murphy mugging for the camera, to little comedic effect, before thrusting his business portfolios at the thin air. Blanket, my ass. Olivia is at that tender age where children don't want to beat their parents. That's why she takes no credit for her father's success.… Expand
  7. LesterE
    Jun 15, 2009
    8
    Our family enjoyed the movie, funny and charming. I think more people should keep an open mind. I think Eddie Murphy is getting a bad rap since his last few movies bombed.
  8. kgm
    Jun 23, 2009
    4
    Thomas Haden Church is brilliant as Johnny Whitefeather
  9. TheQuietGamer
    Jun 6, 2011
    7
    A fun family movie that will have you laughing until the end, while the story and the lesson being taught are predictable, it's the humor that sets it apart, while it may not do much new it's still an enjoyable movie for the family.

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Metascore
54 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    70
    The result is a much more playable film than recent efforts, though Murphy will have to share the applause with young Yara Shahidi.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    70
    An undemandingly pleasant, mildly amusing fantasy.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nick Pinkerton
    60
    Imagine That does manage to get a crowd tearing up on cue for its emotional climax; as much as it works, it's through the personal charm of Murphy and Shahidi.
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