Imagine That (2009)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Karey Kirkpatrick

Writers (WGA):

Ed Solomon (written by) &
Chris Matheson (written by)

Release Date:

12 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

What if your daughter's imagination... Was the secret to your success?

Plot:

A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await. |

Plot Keywords:

Investment Deal | Home Invasion | Private School | Pancake | Husband Wife Relationship

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Evan Danielson
Thomas Haden Church	...	Johnny Whitefeather
Yara Shahidi	...	Olivia Danielson
Ronny Cox	...	Tom Stevens
Stephen Rannazzisi	...	Noah Kulick
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Tricia Danielson
DeRay Davis	...	John Strother
Vanessa Williams	...	Lori Strother
Martin Sheen	...	Dante D'Enzo
Lauren Weedman	...	Rose
Timm Sharp	...	Tod
Daniel Polo	...	Indigo Whitefeather
Stephen Root	...	Fred Franklin
Richard Schiff	...	Carl Simons
Marin Hinkle	...	Ms. Davis

Also Known As:

Imagine that - Die Kraft der Fantasie (Germany)
Me & Olivia (USA) (working title)
NowhereLand (USA) (working title)
Zuhause ist der Zauber los (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language and brief questionable behavior.

Runtime:

USA:107 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44207) | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Peru:PT | Mexico:A | Sweden:Btl | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Olivia sings her solo "All You Need is Love" with the children's choir, her close-up shows that during one stanza of the song, she is giggling with her tongue stationery, while her voice track is belting out the lyrics.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.7)" (2009)

What's with all the hate?

I love this movie. Somewhere in the fantasy lies a lot of truth and realism. How would we act if we found out our kid have this magical power to predict the future? Exactly like Eddie did! Well, maybe not quite so exaggerated like him but you get my point.

I also felt the kid's acting were great. She did act like a kid would be, with all the faults and insecurities. Dakota Fanning wasn't this good when she was her age.

This is a great family movie. It really is. It teaches us some morals, but not in a conceited, fairy tale, only happen in movie ways. It shows us straight up that Eddie does in fact used his kid for his personal benefit. And we all have to make hard decisions at times.

There are some fairy tale moments and some really good morals that both kids and adults will connect with and enjoy together.