IF
After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their kids.
Critics Sentiment
Bea discovers Cal is her own forgotten imaginary friend
Bea tries matching IFs with Benjamin but fails
The film jumps from its weakest middle section to its emotional revelation about Cal being Bea's own imaginary friend.
IF starts with promise but struggles through a confusing and slow middle section before finding its emotional footing. The film's final act, particularly the revelation about Cal and the hospital scenes, delivers the heartfelt payoff that critics felt the earlier portions were building toward. While reviewers appreciated Krasinski's visual imagination and the film's sincere themes about childhood and growing up, many noted pacing issues and tonal inconsistencies that prevented it from fully realizing its potential.
Full cast
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Cailey Fleming
Bea
Ryan Reynolds
Cal
John Krasinski
Dad / Marshmallow (voice)
Fiona Shaw
Grandmother
Steve Carell
Blue (voice)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Blossom (voice)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Lewis (voice)
Alan Kim
Benjamin
Liza Colón-Zayas
Janet
Bobby Moynihan
Jeremy
Catharine Daddario
Bea’s Mom
Audrey Hoffman
Bea (Ages 3 & 5)
Laquet Sharnell Pringle
Receptionist
Ed Herbstman
Deli Guy
Barbara Andres
Woman Upstairs
Alexander Rivero
Custodian
Shauna Pinkett
Hospital Receptionist
Sa'Raya Paris Johnson
7 Year-Old Girl
Marta Siteiya Moipei
Coffee Shop Barista
David Weissmann
Young Jeremy
Crew
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