Sunday, May 12, 2024
IF
Bea is a young girl going through some tough times. After the loss of her mother & with her dad (John Krasinski) in the hospital, Bea has been staying with her grandmother. Bea is worried about losing her dad too. Then she meets one of her grandmother’s neighbors, Cal (Ryan Reynolds) who is harboring IFs “imaginary friends”. IFs are the childhood invisible characters that comforted us when we were little & feeling troubled or lonely. Apparently, Bea has recently developed the ability to see these invisible creatures. Thus begins her magical journey of joining Cal in reassigning IFs to new kids after their former kids outgrew them. Krasinski also wrote & directed this whimsical & touching film about growing up & remembering forgotten childhood memories. The CGI & special effects are terrific. There is a nice twist to the story. This movie caught me off guard, not being anything like I️ thought it would be. Kids may be attracted to it because of the cute animated creatures, but it may not have enough kid action & humor to hold their attention. Its message is more adult themed & may be way over the heads of the very young. Adults may ignore or overlook this film because it looks like it is just a kiddie film. At the end of credits, there it a still shot in memory of one of the voice actors.
Alien gives it 2½ “Blue & company” stars out of 4.
