Imaginary Friend

(2012)

My actual rating is 2.5 stars, but system does not allow for that notation. I have to admit, when I saw that this was a Lifetime movie I almost gave it a pass. It drags in the first 10-15 minutes, but picked up some steam as the movie progressed. There are no "nice" people in this movie. Even the police seemed alternately clueless and subject to stereotypical behavior. On commercial tv this film probably had a difficult job to maintain viewer interest. There must have been innumerable commercials judging by the small pauses scattered throughout the movie I found it interesting as these "small pauses" increased exponentially in the last 30 minutes of the movie ("commercial tv revealed"). SPOILER: By the last half of this film, the characters did a 180. So everyone got to emote. Taken as a very dark comedy, it is entertaining. The character played by Lacey Chabert became more coherent, duplicitous and intriguing. While I cannot recommend this movie, it is well-filmed, attractive to look at and decently acted. Just know that the plot has more holes than those found on the map from the movie, "Time Bandits" ;)