Rotten
Murphy at least tries to stay in character rather than overdoing the silly voices and physical knockabout, but maybe the material was so blah that he felt it wasn't worth the effort.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Imagine That
What if your daughter's imagination... Was the secret to your success?
2009 · 1h 47m · PG
Comedy, Drama, Family
Directed by
Karey Kirkpatrick
Overview
A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
Director and cast
- Karey Kirkpatrick Director
- Eddie Murphy as Evan Danielson
- Thomas Haden Church as Johnny Whitefeather
- Yara Shahidi as Olivia Danielson
- Ronny Cox as Tom Stevens
- Stephen Rannazzisi as Noah Kulick
- Nicole Ari Parker as Tricia Danielson
- DeRay Davis as John Strother
- Vanessa Williams as Lori Strother
- Martin Sheen as Dante D'Enzo
- Lauren Weedman as Rose
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
41%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is a fairly likable family comedy.
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
Rotten
[A] misguided, poorly executed family disaster.
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
Rotten
Cutesy? My pain was acutesy as the entire plot yawned before me.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Fresh
Fortunately, the picture's not-so-secret weapon, star Eddie Murphy, gives this uneven effort a reason for being.
Gary Goldstein, Chicago Tribune
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