This is the latest outing for Paramount movies that focuses on the question of what if Imaginary Friends were real? And added to it a bucket load of schmaltz + childish humour.
I can only review this as an Adult so i have no idea if kids would like this, but i can't imagine anyone over 12 liking this much if they are being honest with themselves (Unless they have a very low bar).
I was very much looking forward to this movie, partly due to it being part animated + part live action, which reminds me of Who framed Roger Rabbit, which is a classic imo, and partly due to Blue, who is on the cover + where this particular IF (or imaginary friend) is as cuddly + watchable as i expected, almost everything else falls flat.
The biggest problem is the script + screenplay, it feels very rushed + sloppy, which makes it jarring in places + even boring at times. Plus there doesn't seem to be any clear point to it, no moral thread + lots of unanswered questions like; Why can the girl see the IF's but no-one else can, what point does the kid in the Hospital have, what condition does her Father have + why do things appear out of nowhere (like a funfair for e.g)
Also the movie isn't even half as funny as it thinks it is. I didn't laugh hardly at all.
Ryan Reynolds is the only saving grace really, as he is on his usual top form. The girl on the otherhand is incredibly annoying + precocious, i just wanted to give her a good slap + say live a little, this isn't the 1940's. (Im referring to the character not the actress, she actually did a good job).
I can only review this as an Adult so i have no idea if kids would like this, but i can't imagine anyone over 12 liking this much if they are being honest with themselves (Unless they have a very low bar).
I was very much looking forward to this movie, partly due to it being part animated + part live action, which reminds me of Who framed Roger Rabbit, which is a classic imo, and partly due to Blue, who is on the cover + where this particular IF (or imaginary friend) is as cuddly + watchable as i expected, almost everything else falls flat.
The biggest problem is the script + screenplay, it feels very rushed + sloppy, which makes it jarring in places + even boring at times. Plus there doesn't seem to be any clear point to it, no moral thread + lots of unanswered questions like; Why can the girl see the IF's but no-one else can, what point does the kid in the Hospital have, what condition does her Father have + why do things appear out of nowhere (like a funfair for e.g)
Also the movie isn't even half as funny as it thinks it is. I didn't laugh hardly at all.
Ryan Reynolds is the only saving grace really, as he is on his usual top form. The girl on the otherhand is incredibly annoying + precocious, i just wanted to give her a good slap + say live a little, this isn't the 1940's. (Im referring to the character not the actress, she actually did a good job).
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