Imaginary is a winding, not-so-horror movie with way too many details (or dead plotlines) and jump cuts to make it enjoyable.
An imaginary friend as a villain seems like a good idea in theory, and it might be in some other universe, but this movie is a lot. It tries too hard. Too many jump scares, twists, attemps at gore shocks…it’s all over the place.
- TOO MANY THINGS HAPPEN.
- Why are these dark scenes so dark? It’s one thing in a movie theater, but I can’t see a damn thing on my gigantic computer monitor.
- There’s a scene where Dr. Soto shows Jessica a video of another kid’s session. How can the doctor show this therapy video of a MINOR?!?!?!?!
- The acting leaves something to be desired. Gloria is just blurting shit out, Taylor is super fucking dramatic, and I’m not sure Jess has many expressions.
- This movie is about imaginary friends, but the imaginary friend is a stuffed bear? A stuffed bear with a voice string? Since when do stuffies have voice boxes with a cord? Sure, we find out the stuffed bear is imaginary but my mind cannot reconcile the WHY of this.