| Original Score: B- | Feb 18, 2012

Murphy struggles to find work in other genres, but given the way he indulges himself with funny faces and voices, it's equally possible that he genuinely likes acting alongside children.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 17, 2009

It's anodyne stuff and not funny enough.

| Aug 17, 2009

Imagine That is a sweet surprise of a film that goes some way to restoring Murphy's reputation.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 14, 2009

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.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 14, 2009

You're left with the feeling that the film-makers don't see a conflict between the profit motive and paternal love.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 14, 2009

There really isn't a spark of genuine humour or life in the entire thing, and the movie grinds its way to a syrupy finale.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 14, 2009

How would it be if Eddie Murphy quit making trashy, ingratiating comedies and grew up? Imagine that.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 14, 2009

A painfully prolonged saccharine gunk tank, guaranteed to displease all ages.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 14, 2009

Cutesy? My pain was acutesy as the entire plot yawned before me.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jun 12, 2009

Fortunately, the picture's not-so-secret weapon, star Eddie Murphy, gives this uneven effort a reason for being.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 12, 2009

Imagine That has a few nagging problems, none of which is Eddie Murphy's fault.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 12, 2009

Given the movie's early creative promise, the ending is disappointingly trite.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 12, 2009

If there were any doubts that Murphy can still be as boldly funny and charismatic in the flesh as he has been when providing the voice of Donkey in the Shrek franchise, Imagine That helps allay them.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 12, 2009

Unfortunately, Evan's transformation rings tinny. The music guides us to the appropriate moods (This is magical! This is goofy!), because Murphy's performance doesn't.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 12, 2009

If anything, the movie is almost more for adults than it is for kids. The first half to two-thirds in particular are quiet, peaceful and beautifully subtle.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 12, 2009

Director Karey Kirkpatrick mines laughter from human fallibility, aided by a strong supporting cast that includes Martin Sheen as the boss and Thomas Haden Church as an office rival.

| Jun 12, 2009

Here's a summer movie that kids will laugh at and parents can take them to without worrying about sex, violence, language or projectile vomiting jokes.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 12, 2009

Murphy rises to every occasion, not only with the crisp wit that has long been his hallmark, but with restraint and tenderness that serve him well.

| Jun 12, 2009

A movie that takes a major step toward reasserting Murphy's place as the comic heir not just to such obvious models as Richard Pryor but to Groucho Marx.

| Jun 12, 2009