{"id":11999,"date":"2024-05-16T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=11999"},"modified":"2024-05-17T14:23:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T21:23:28","slug":"if-delivers-a-lot-of-heart-and-reminds-us-to-keep-the-magic-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2024\/if-delivers-a-lot-of-heart-and-reminds-us-to-keep-the-magic-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"IF * Delivers A Lot Of Heart And Reminds Us To Keep The Magic Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/If-Poster.jpg?resize=204%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12000\" style=\"width:120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/If-Poster.jpg?resize=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1 204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/If-Poster.jpg?w=543&amp;ssl=1 543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From writer and director John Krasinski,&nbsp;<em>IF<\/em>&nbsp;is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone\u2019s imaginary friends \u2014 and what she does with that superpower \u2014 as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten&nbsp;IFs with their kids.&nbsp;<em>IF<\/em>stars Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child\u2019s imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Kennedy P. comments, \u201cI love the film <em>IF<\/em>.&nbsp; It delivers a lot of heart and teaches everyone to keep the magic alive.&nbsp; It is fun, silly and had me shedding a tear in the theater and thinking about my childhood and imaginary friend. The cast is outstanding and the CGI work is so impressive. This movie will bring you right back to your childhood in all the most magical ways. The IF\u2019s are designed so well and there is something special about each one of them.&nbsp;\u201d See her full review below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IF<br>By Kennedy P., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kT4jH9UurP8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_36426R.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12008\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_36426R.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_36426R.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_36426R.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming star in Paramount Pictures&#8217; &#8220;IF.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I love the film <em>IF<\/em>.&nbsp; It delivers a lot of heart and teaches everyone to keep the magic alive.&nbsp; It is fun, silly and had me shedding a tear in the theater and thinking about my childhood and imaginary friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the film Bea (Cailey Fleming) discovers she can see everyone&#8217;s imaginary friends and embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids.\u00a0 Bea has gone through a lot and is forcing herself to grow up and then, she meets Cal (Ryan Reynolds) and re-discovers her belief in the unbelievable.\u00a0Bea needed a distraction as life was getting tougher for her and helping these imaginary friends is just what she needed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>IF<\/em> is a fantastic film that is perfect for the entire family. The cast is outstanding and the CGI work is so impressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0EGnu4W_ygQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_VFX_016.jpg?resize=300%2C162&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12005\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_VFX_016.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_VFX_016.jpg?resize=768%2C415&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_VFX_016.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bobby Moynihan (Jeremy) and Steve Carell (Blue) star in Paramount Pictures&#8217; &#8220;IF.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This movie will bring you right back to your childhood in all the most magical ways. Cailey Fleming is remarkable.\u00a0 Her relationship onscreen with Ryan Reynolds is magical &#8212; they get along perfectly and you can feel their natural connection.\u00a0 John Krasinski\u2019s role as Bea\u2019s father is amazing &#8212; he is silly, loving and fun, and does not want Bea to give up on being a child. He jokes around with her a lot throughout the movie, even when she tells him to stop. His response is \u201cnever.\u201d \u00a0John Krasinski not only stars in the film, but he wrote and directed it as well.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_VFX_003.jpg?resize=300%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12001\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_VFX_003.jpg?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_VFX_003.jpg?resize=768%2C409&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IF_VFX_003.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Blossom), left, and Cailey Fleming (Bea) star in Paramount Pictures&#8217; &#8220;IF.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The IF\u2019s are designed so well and there is something special about each one of them.&nbsp; They look so real on the screen and I fell in love with them immediately.&nbsp; Cailey\u2019s performance is terrific when she interacts with the IF\u2019s that obviously were not really there during filming.<br><br>The film\u2019s message deals with healing yourself and creating distractions when life gets difficult.&nbsp; It reminds us to never lose the joy in life &#8212; keep the magic alive and believe in the unbelievable.&nbsp;It is about family, friendship and always having someone who is there for you, even if you have to make believe.&nbsp; The movie is the perfect length and never drags.<br><br>I give <em>IF<\/em> 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8 to 12, plus adults.&nbsp; You can watch <em>IF<\/em> in theaters on May 17, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mb2187ZQtBE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone\u2019s imaginary friends \u2014 and what she does with that superpower \u2014 as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child\u2019s imagination.<br \/>\nKIDS FIRST! Film Critic Kennedy P. comments, \u201cI love the film IF.  It delivers a lot of heart and teaches everyone to keep the magic alive.  It is fun, silly and had me shedding a tear in the theater and thinking about my childhood and imaginary friend.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4949,15],"tags":[5606,7669,1097,453,7676,364,549,6468,7673,7675,7674,2568,7672,544,3354,7670,812,7667,7668,910,970,3151,6698,7671,2516,218,6459,5251],"class_list":["post-11999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-feature-film","category-feature-film-reviews","tag-amy-schumer","tag-audrew-hoffman","tag-awkwafina","tag-bill-hader","tag-blake-lively","tag-bobby-moynihan","tag-brad-pitt","tag-bradley-cooper","tag-cailey-fleming","tag-catharine-daddario","tag-christopher-meloni","tag-emily-blunt","tag-fiona-shaw","tag-george-clooney","tag-john-krasinski","tag-jon-stewart","tag-keegan-michael-key","tag-liza-colon-zayas","tag-louis-gossett-jr-alan-kim","tag-matt-damon","tag-matthew-rhys","tag-maya-rudolph","tag-phoebe-waller-bridge-2","tag-richard-jenkins","tag-ryan-reynolds","tag-sam-rockwell","tag-sebastian-maniscalco","tag-steve-carell"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paS5I2-37x","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11999"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12058,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11999\/revisions\/12058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}