IF
2024
*½
Director: John Krasinski
Cast: Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Steve Carell, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Sam Rockwell, Richard Jenkins, Awkwafina, George Clooney, Blake Lively, Bradley Cooper, Amy Schumer, Keegan-Michael Key
To cope with family tragedies, 12-year-old Bea has had to abandon childish things and act all grown-up. At her grandmother's apartment building, she discovers a hidden world of forgotten imaginary friends (IFs). John Krasinski's family movie starts with a very flimsy premise, and it never recovers from that. Bea's efforts to reunite the IFs with their original companions become repetitive and boring. For a comedy, it has very few, if any, laughs. Cailey Fleming gives a nice lead performance, though.
