IF (2024) - Movie Review

In today’s spoiler-free review, thanks to my local cinema I got a chance to see, IF before its official release.
IF is a live-action/animated fantasy comedy film written, produced, and directed by John Krasinski. The film features an ensemble castthat includes Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, and Liza Colón-Zayas, along with the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., and Steve Carell. Its plot follows a young girl and her neighbor who find themselves able to see imaginary friends.
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[@jasondavidstapleton8337]

i loved the red gummy bear she farted i was laughing my butt off

[@DidYouZThat]

😂😂 comment of the day Jason! Really glad you loved that character 🙂

[@jasondavidstapleton8337]

@@DidYouZThat in the movie there was a mom and her son they were laughing as much i was

[@DidYouZThat]

@@jasondavidstapleton8337 Thats awesome Jason! It’s great to hear families are enjoying this, especially younger ones 🙂

[@LisaLoves]

So glad you enjoyed this Mike. Thanks a lot for the mention 🙂 I completely agree there’s a lot to get from this as an adult. I was in floods myself, even with that bit you weren’t keen on at the end. It was like gut punch after gut punch for me. We could all learn a lot from reconnecting with our child selves 🙂

[@DidYouZThat]

Hey Lisa! No problem at all for the shoutout, my pleasure 🙂 I think we’re on the same page here, maybe you liked it slightly more but definitely a big surprise of the year and definitely a gut punch I personally wasn’t expecting!

[@QReviews412]

great review fam! This movie hit me in the feels. I kind of thought that post credit scene was cute.

[@DidYouZThat]

Thank you for watching bro! I really appreciate it. I like that you like the post credit scene and you are right it is cute but when they put all the effort in the entire movie to find a home for the imaginary friends the post credit seemed too easy.

[@sc9053]

I caught it early aswell and i think its fantastic. The only criticism I could give is kids under 8 may tune out because of its slow/dramatic pacing.

[@DidYouZThat]

You make an excellent point and I couldn’t agree more with you! I really hope that this movie does well at the box office and people go and check it out :-) I’m glad that you had a great time with it

[@scottishgeekguy]

We caught a preview this weekend as well (4/5 of the family)... All of us really enjoyed it... Good review mate... Think the heart strings it tugs at will draw tears from parents more so...

[@DidYouZThat]

Hey mate! Im glad that you all had a fantastic time with this one and you all gave it positive scores 🙂

[@sepollcas]

I was expecting more "cuteness". I only got into the movie halfway when they started looking for matchups. I left underwhelmed but my daughter, 8 years old, really liked the ifs. I agree when you talk about seeing the matchups. I thought that was the focus of the movies so I was disappointed.

[@DidYouZThat]

Hey Sofia! Thanks for watching and it’s really cool hearing about your perspective along with how your daughter felt about the movie which you both had different takes on it. I agree that the match up with the IFS was good but then towards the end (especially credit) it got some stupid it undermined what they did previously

[@whatthejim]

I really liked this film too, it was a lot more emotional than I was expecting. I do agree that it should be a 12A here in the UK, I also agree with all of your positives and negatives with this movie. The highlight of the film for me was the performance of the character B, Cailey Fleming did great there. I’d give the movie 7.5/10!

[@DidYouZThat]

Hey Adam! Thank you so much for watching, I really appreciate it :-) I’m glad that we agree on this one and also kind of give it the same score as well! I’m glad that you had a great time with it and is definitely an emotional movie that I was surprised by

[@thedaveshow8]

Seeing this movie Friday afternoon! Unless something else happens! Great review mike! This movie does look interesting

[@DidYouZThat]

I hope this movie works for you Dave! I hope you enjoy it and I will be checking out your thoughts 🙂

[@TennisReaperCinema-vp7bw]

You definitely be seeing these new releases early. I don't know how you work your magic but I do appreciate the movie review. Based on the trailer, definitely look like a family film where people can enjoy. I am pretty sure everyone had a imaginary friend or best toy growing up and I'm sure it will bring up some great memories watching this movie?

[@DidYouZThat]

Hey man! Yeah my cinema showed this and The Garfield Movie early so that’s how I got to check them out before general release 🙂 Definitely a lovely family movie that can bring back memories but I never had an IF

[@movieman223]

Good review man, glad to hear you enjoyed it! I'm looking forward to seeing it next week as I think it looks quite cute alright. I'll be sure to share my thoughts when I do!

[@DidYouZThat]

I look forward to hearing your thoughts Movieman! I believe it is due out next week so I wonder if this will do well at the box office

[@ykreview]

Been seeing a lot of great things about this movie from early reaction def got me wanting to check it out since you also had a good time with this one especially since everyone including yourself hits you with the feels awesome review man

[@DidYouZThat]

Definitely for me a surprise hit of 2024 for this hitting in the feels which I didn’t think would and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts 🙂

[@norinradd8969]

Digging the shirt bro. I will probably check this out on Streaming. That is quite a huge voice cast! 🤩

[@DidYouZThat]

Thank you bro! I think you and the family will dig this one 🙂

[@mbryanf]

IF only this were a Disney movie, I IMAGINE that it would have been so much better.

[@DidYouZThat]

If this was made by Disney, that would be very interesting! I don’t necessarily know if it would be better personally as I really enjoyed the movie but we will never know

[@RavensOsFan89]

I may check it out in the next few weeks. I’m glad to hear it was good. Definitely won’t have time this week to check it out.

[@DidYouZThat]

I’ll be intrigued to see if you like this one Ryan! I hope you do enjoy it 🙂

[@IMOReviews]

I’m really surprised to hear such positive reviews for this one! I wasn’t looking forward to it but now I’m curious! Great review bud 😊

[@DidYouZThat]

Me too bud! I didn’t expect this to be very good tbh, but it really took me by surprise

[@tedyburger]

Critics are bashing it but don't they always match child movies.

[@nickpellatt]

Just noted Awkwafina is voice acting. Bet you loved that 🙂

[@DidYouZThat]

😂😂 I mean she wasn’t great as always. However she was in it VERY little so it wasn’t bad lol

[@firelightyear]

Not only her Sam Rockwell too, it’s so great to hear Sam Rockwell and Awkwafina be voice acting in a movie together again since Dreamworks The Bad Guys in 2022. Speaking of Dreamworks some of the cast members for “IF” did voice acting for Dreamworks films, Ryan Reynolds who did Cal is Guy from The Croods and Turbo too, Steve Carell who voiced Blue the purple monster did Hamy from Over the hedge, Matt Damon who was the flower did the voice for Spirit Stalion of the Cimarron from 2002.

[@AnthonyAPerez]

I’ve gotta stop slacking and watch this already!

[@DidYouZThat]

I would definitely love to hear your thought this one

[@NtYourNormalGeek]

We definitely agree on this one. Id be up for a sequel if its popular enough with hopefully a bit more fun.

[@DidYouZThat]

Hey Ryan! Thank you for watching 🙂 I’m glad you had a great time with this one and I couldn’t agree more, definitely would like a sequel

[@marvelfan3634]

Great Video Mike I may watch both IF and The Garfield Movie at some point but the only issue i have with The Garfield Movie is snoop dogg is in the movie i have watched the animated movie version of The Addams Family and personally i didn't like it I know there is a sequel to animated The Addams Family still haven't seen it and not planning to anyway i prefer the original 90's movies anyway i have a few ideas for a future video if you are interested video is top 10 favourite musicians you like and top 10 disliked musicians you don't anyway pepsi has released a new product Pepsi - Electric (Blue Pepsi) they go for £1.35 each but Tango has also two brand new drinks Raspberry Blast - Blue and Cherry Blast - Pink but Tango drinks are limited drop only the other limited drop is a food product that is Ben and Jerry's Flipped Ice Creams also will there another Mike Triez video where you try new stuff from the McDonald's menu anyway sorry for going on

[@DidYouZThat]

Thank you very much mate for watching, I really do appreciate it! Thank you also for the suggestions on future video. I do want the brand-new Blue Pepsi and I went out today in shop to find it and I couldn’t find it anywhere. Do you know who is selling it?

[@tjxzz]

Yo is there good screentime of the green slime guy? I love him hes very cute to me lol

[@DidYouZThat]

The green slime gets some screen time but it’s not the main IF, so not as such

[@tjxzz]

@@DidYouZThat well excited to see him :D

[@theprodigiousspiderstarTM]

im Very excited to see with my fiancee! Overall excited to see this

[@DidYouZThat]

I hope you and your fiancée have a great time with this one man, I’m sure you will 🙂

[@theprodigiousspiderstarTM]

@@DidYouZThat I have a feeling we will

[@nickpellatt]

Not showing at mine until Friday 😢

[@DidYouZThat]

That’s a huge shame Nick 😢 It was showing at mine yesterday and today as weekend early previews as you’re right, it’s not officially out until next week 🙂

[@nickpellatt]

@DidYouZThat Ah not officially out ... I thought it was yet another release my Cineworld didn't have!

[@nickpellatt]

@@DidYouZThat Went to see it today. Not something I really enjoyed. The leads were likeable, typical Ryan Reynolds easy likeability to be fair, but the story just didn't really grab me in any great way. Obvs I'm not the market for it ... and isn't something I'll look out for when it streams.

[@DidYouZThat]

@@nickpellatt sorry to hear that this one didn’t fully work for you Nick! The story I definitely agree could’ve done and had some work on to explore more of the imaginary friends

[@jasontheoldmillennial7197]

Watching the trailer I don’t understand what this movie is about at all. It looks very strange.

[@DidYouZThat]

It’s definitely a unique movie, Jason and something that I have personally never seen it before, but honestly honestly give it a try as it has a lot of heart

[@Picklepop670]

Saw it with the family last night. It’s awful. Sad and boring. Don’t bring young kids they will be running around within 5 minutes

[@DidYouZThat]

Unfortunately I can’t agree! Yeah I do agree it’s not so much for kids like a traditional kids movie but it has a lot of heart

[@tonyholland9706]

Terrible

[@DidYouZThat]

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[@tedyburger]

Critics hated it! That means it will be a great movie! I'm excited.

[@DidYouZThat]

It’s a good movie! I’d recommend it 🙂

[@TheToastAreReal]

Critics seem to hate everything good