Now I'm not sure if all the critics hated this movie or if it was just one of our local papers' reviwer didn't like it, but it wasn't nearly as bad as everyone said it was. It was nice to see Murphy act more like a normal person and not some comedian being over the top. I haven't seen Being Dave or Norbit, but I’m sure this is one of his better movies other than Skrek of this decade. The basic plot of the story is a father who’s never had much of connection with his daughter and through his divorce he has to be a dad and juggle his work-life which is being challenged by the actor Thomas Haden Church. Murphy’s daughter has 4 imaginary friends which she accesses through her blanket and the 4 friends make tips or comments about certain companies which happen to be true, which lure Murphy to his daughter’s imaginary world. It’s classified as a family comedy and it was just that. I think the movie didn’t do so well in the box office because most family and kid’s movies have either CGI special effects, based on some beloved children’s book or is an animation. It would be the parent’s taking their children to see this, but Murphy’s lack of good movies lately probably warded off the kind of audience this movie may have generated. It’s a cute movie, with morals, comedy and plenty of imagination. I liked this movie and I would watch it again.
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