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Name: Imaginary Movie Review
Item: Imaginary
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Author: Pradip Bhat

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Review for the film " Imaginary"

Runtime: 01 Hour 44 Minutes

Certificate: A

Released: 22-03-2024

Genre: Horror

Similar To: Zombieland 2, Zombies Vs. Robots, Buzz Cut, The Negotiation

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CAST & CREW

Jeff Wadlow

Bear Mccreary

Jason Blum

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Producer:

Paul Uddo

Jason Blum

Jeff Wadlow

Music Director:

Bear Mccreary

Editor:

Sean Albertson

Director:

Jeff Wadlow

Director of Photography:

James McMillan

Production Designer:

Meghan C Rogers

empty:

DeWanda Wise

Cecilia Leal

Taegen Burns

Betty Buckley

Suzette Lange

Alix Angelis

Sean Albertson

Tom Payne

Dane DiLiegro

Veronica Falcon

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Imaginary is a horror thriller written, produced, and directed by Jeff Wadlow Jeff Wadlow is an American film director, a produc >> Read More... . Greg Erb and Jason Oremland have co written the script for this film. Jason Blum Jason Blum is an American movie producer who is al >> Read More... has co-produced this film. This film has been distributed by Lionsgate Films. James McMillan is the cinematographer, while Sean Albertson is the editor of this film. This film stars an ensemble cast of DeWanda Wise, Pyper Braun, Tom Payne, Betty Buckley, Taegen Burns, Matthew Sato, etc. This film got a theatrical release on 22 March 2024.

Plot

Jessica is a children’s book author, who is married to Max, a musician by profession. As she tries to adjust with her stepdaughters, Jessica decides to move back to her childhood home. However, her dreams turn into a nightmare, when her younger stepdaughter finds an old teddy bear. Will Jessica manage to stop Chauncey before it is too late?

Star Performances

The only good thing to remember about this film are a few acting performances. If not for the acting performances, the film was anything but watchable.

Analysis

Do you remember ‘Child’s Play’? If yes, you must have an idea of the stuffed toy which is possessed by the soul of an evil guy, and how it wreaks havoc on the life of a family.

The makers of ‘Imaginary’ probably decided to bring the same concept with a ‘teddy bear’ twist. The only exception is that it is not even entertaining, forget being terrifying, or chilling in any aspect.

The film had an interesting concept on paper, about how an abandoned teddy bear yearns for revenge. However, the creativity never came out in execution. Some of the scenes in this movie were plain boring, and almost tested the patience of the viewers. This is when the entire length of the movie is less than 1 hour and 45 minutes!

‘Imaginary’ makes us wonder whether Hollywood is losing the talent of making slick horror movies that make you numb with fear. We might be going overboard, but some recent Indian movies have sequences that are a hundred times better than the current horror movies Hollywood is offering, including ‘Imaginary’!

The cinematography is just about okay. It has no wow factor associated with it, thanks to the average direction and the shoddy writing as displayed by Jeff Wadlow. It might not be as cringe as the ‘Winnie the Pooh’ horror series, but it is certainly not worth spending your hard earned money for either!

The only saving grace about this film is the acting, in parts. DeWanda Wise as the protagonist Jessica does her best to make the role look as convincing. Some of the supporting actors, including Betty Buckley do their best to make this film slightly watchable.

What’s There

• Only a few acting performances here and there

What’s Not There

• Bad editing

• Below average direction

• Shoddy writing

• A script that has anything but horror

• Average visuals

Verdict

‘Imaginary’ is the movie that was good only on paper. The execution of the concept was anything but impressive. Only a few acting performance made this film slightly watchable.

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