IMDb plot summary: A young girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.
Directed by John Krasinski. Starring Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski.
If tells the story of a young girl who discovers a group of forgotten imaginary friends living in the upstairs apartment, and while her dad is having heart surgery, she decides to help them all find new homes. So, this is a pretty clunky movie. The description of the world doesn't really make a lot of sense. The beginning especially is extremely confusing in setting up the parameters of the world. The big twist at the end was absolutely telegraphed from moment one, although possibly not for kids, who this movie is definitely intended for. I thing I did appreciated was that it didn't completely feed me information about the illness. It did a pretty good job of telling those parts of the story cinematically in a way that it was clear but not obvious. And I have learned that I am exactly the kind of person who buys hook, line, and sinker into Ryan Reynolds playing "slightly distanced and cynical, but really having a heart of gold underneath." Apparently, that character he plays is just intended for me. But overall it's definitely better for kids than for adults. It fell flat for me.
How it entered my Flickchart:
If < Sarah, Plain and Tall
If < Cars
If < Annie (1982)
If > The Cowboys
If > The Story of the Weeping Camel
If > New in Town
If > The Country Bears
If > The 40-Year-Old Virgin
If > The Passion of Joan of Arc
If > Charlie Chan at the Opera
If > 17 Miracles
Final spot: #3426, or 12%. That is definitely too low -- it appears I have the 1982 Annie lower than it should be -- but this is where it sits for now.
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