IMAGINARY is the Dumbest Movie of the Year | Explained

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Every culture has entities that tether to the young. We call them, imaginary friends.

Pyper Braun and Dane DiLiegro in Imaginary (2024)

Violet McGraw at an event for Imaginary (2024)

Keira Knightley at an event for Imaginary (2024)

DeWanda Wise

Taegen Burns

Pyper Braun

Jeff Wadlow

Greg Erb

Jason Oremland

A woman returns to her childhood home to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is very real and unhappy that she abandoned him.

Imaginary

Credit to Braun but everyone else onscreen and off it could&apos;ve done better

Pyper Braun merits praise, &apos;Imaginary&apos; otherwise falls flat.

I was never locked into the story and I didn&apos;t really care for the characters at any point, even Braun&apos;s Alice isn&apos;t all that interesting despite a rather great performance from the young actress. DeWanda Wise is a bit dull, while Tom Payne disappoints somewhat - I mean he only has a small role, sure, but his acting is unconvincing... and I know he can actor far better, as seen during his time on TV&apos;s &apos;The Walking Dead&apos;.

The antagonists in this are poorly utilized, the poster bear is prevalent but very boring. It needed a Chucky-esque portrayal, rather than the blank stare we get every few minutes. The ending also drags, I thought it was going to end sooner a few times but it kept finding new ways to stick around; nothing majorly grating, granted. The score is at least OK.

It also, amusingly, took me ages to work out what the bear&apos;s name was. I&apos;m not familiar with the name &quot;Chauncey&quot;, so genuinely for the longest time thought the name was either &quot;John C&quot; or &quot;Shaun C&quot;. It was only when I finally noticed it written down visually that I realised! 😂

In conclusion, credit to Braun but everyone else onscreen and off it could&apos;ve done better in my opinion.

Official Trailer 2

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Credit to Braun but everyone else onscreen and off it could've done better

Pyper Braun merits praise, 'Imaginary' otherwise falls flat.

I was never locked into the story and I didn't really care for the characters at any point, even Braun's Alice isn't all that interesting despite a rather great performance from the young actress. DeWanda Wise is a bit dull, while Tom Payne disappoints somewhat - I mean he only has a small role, sure, but his acting is unconvincing... and I know he can actor far better, as seen during his time on TV's 'The Walking Dead'.

The antagonists in this are poorly utilized, the poster bear is prevalent but very boring. It needed a Chucky-esque portrayal, rather than the blank stare we get every few minutes. The ending also drags, I thought it was going to end sooner a few times but it kept finding new ways to stick around; nothing majorly grating, granted. The score is at least OK.

It also, amusingly, took me ages to work out what the bear's name was. I'm not familiar with the name "Chauncey", so genuinely for the longest time thought the name was either "John C" or "Shaun C". It was only when I finally noticed it written down visually that I realised! 😂

In conclusion, credit to Braun but everyone else onscreen and off it could've done better in my opinion.

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