Writer and director John Krasinski developed this wholesome family film alongside producer and star Ryan Reynolds. Cailey Fleming stars as Bea, a young girl who had previously lost her mother and now her dad (Krasinski) is about to go in for heart surgery.
Bea begins to see strange creatures and encounters Cal (Ryan Reynolds), a man who can also see what are referred to as IFs, short for Imaginary Friends. The film’s main IF Blue (Steve Carell) explains that Calvin tries to take care of IFs whose children have grown up and forgotten about them. Now, Bea seeks to help the IFs by making their former kids remember them.
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| Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming star in 'IF'! |
The movie is a decent enough family movie. There are some genuinely sweet scenes and some tear-jerking moments that try to tug at your heartstrings. Fleming and Reynolds give genuinely good performances, especially Fleming who proves that she can handle the emotional weight that Bea has to carry with her sometimes.
The only real problem I had with the movie was that it was a bit uneven at times. I also had a hard time in the middle of the film seeing where they were trying to go with the concept. In fact, it was during this time that I was more focused on trying to guess who voiced the various IFs as the voice cast is stacked with top-tier talent.
Again, while the movie is not the best family film out there, it definitely isn’t the worst. I can see adults enjoying the more emotional beats and Reynolds and I can see kids getting a kick out of the various IFs. I wasn’t mad that I had watched the movie, but I don’t see myself watching it again in the near future.
At the time of this article posting, the movie is now available to stream on Paramount+. If you have that service and your kids maybe need something to distract them, then you could do a lot worse than “IF”.
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