Review of Imagine That (2009) by Eileen L — 16 Nov 2009

It was better than I thought it would be!

This review of Imagine That (2009) was written by Eileen L on 16 Nov 2009.

Imagine That has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Nathan T (396) on 15 May 2013

It's a decent family movie. Jokes are average Eddie Murphy, but it pulls out to be better than his failures meet dave and norbit…

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By David D (2,198) on 23 Dec 2012

While it has great leads in Eddie Murphy and Yara Shahidi which also includes Thomas Haden Church and Martin Sheen, great directing by Karey…

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By Chloe H (45) on 01 Jan 2013

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 17 Oct 2017

There's something sweet about the way that Murphy throws himself into this piffle. Thomas Haden Church does too…

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When a highly competitive money mogul (Eddie Murphy) finds his financial kingdom slipping, he turns to his 7-year-old daughter (Yara Shahidi)…

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By Sol C (251) on 09 Feb 2013

Cute film, but it was so so. Of Murphy's family comedies, I liked Daddy Day Care and Dr. Doolittle much better than this one…

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By Nick L (531) on 28 Jun 2014

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By Francisco R (420) on 20 Jan 2013

I gotta say, this is a very boring movie, but the jokes were enough to make it a bit better…

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