Imaginary Heroes

i saw this movie at a screening last year in 2003 i was in the first audience to see this film. It was awesom i couldnt wait untill it came out to see it agin. i think this movie should be... Full review

i finally got to see this after waiting for it for a while now. i love sigourney in everything she does, except for this one. Movies like Ice Storm or Ordinary People are my favorite. They are grounded in reality and... Full review

This movie captivates you, from beginning to end. The cast is great. All of them can act, and they seem to be in their element with this movie. The storyline isn't the most original, but it's still easy to follow and... Full review

The subject of this movie is superb, but at the end of the movie not everything was well addressed. I suspect the biggest problem in this movie is that it tries to address too many issues at the same time, turns... Full review

Imaginary heroes is a well thought out, well made, well acted movie that makes you think but isnt too overbearing. Perfect comic relief and characterization. Its my new favorite movie.... Full review

Very good movie in my opinion, tells the real life deal of family on-goings. How a family if they don't communicate can lose a family member, and also disengage from each other without knowing or realizing it. Didn't like how it... Full review

It is hard to judge 'Imaginary Heroes' without referring to the fact that director and script writer Dan Harris is only 25. You can hardly believe seeing this film, which is not only a mature piece of work, professional and... Full review

Since I haven't seen 'Ordinary People' or 'The Ice Storm', I have no idea what some critics are talking about with 'Imaginary Heroes'. This is such a wonderful drama with very comedic elements, superb performances by Sigourney Weaver, Emile Hirsch, and... Full review

The movie line was slow, and lost your interest from the start.. The fast foward button helped a little but nearly not enough for this movie..... Full review

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Its an incredibly bleak film that touches on a wide range of themes, including drugs, teenage sex, suicide, infidelity, bullying, jealousy and so on. The Conclusion In short, Imaginary Heroes takes a long time to reach its ultimately satisfying conclusion and you may well have tired of the relentless misery by the time you get there. ... Full Review

This was a depressing movie, but that's usually what we get when we ask for the truth. But, after watching Imaginary Heroes I'm compelled to wonder if the Waltons were even the Waltons, and that maybe good ol' Norman Rockwell was just laughing us all. ... Full Review

Hirsch is particularly excellent;....a movie more than a little full of characters as mildly despicable as they are oh-so-angst-laden.....Dolby Digital 5.1, and it's just fine for what's a sincerely dialogue-heavy story.....A rock-solid cast infuses the intermittently pretentious narrative with a lot more gravity....Sony presents the movie in a rather impressive Widescreen (2.35:1) Anamorphic format..... ... Full Review

But the film is worth watching simply for Weaver's extraordinary performance. In films such as this, the characters are usually roused from their lethargy by some shocking event. ... Full Review

Imaginary Heroes has all the elements in place to be a strong drama --....there is a remarkably moving scene where she confesses to Tim....The three leads, who also happen to be three of my favorite actors, find consistent approaches to their roles....a stacked cast, a talented young director, several individual scenes of nigh-extraordinary power..... ... Full Review

The most recent independent film I watched was the run of the mill, suburbanites with issues; Imaginary Heroes. It's a film reminiscent of American Beauty and Ordinary People. ... Full Article

It's been 25 years since Ordinary People notified the moviegoing public that rich white people have problems, too. And for the first two-thirds of Imaginary Heroes , director/screenwriter Dan Harris seems prepared to finally skewer the particular brand of suburban... ... Full Article

"Imaginary Heroes" is a film that boldly dares to show its viewers that behind the smiling faces and well-manicured lawns of suburbia resides a festering swamp of secrets, lies, betrayals and ennui. ... Full Article

Elegant and professional, that's how I would describe Sigourney Weaver. She had a classy demeanor and quite possibly the best posture of anyone I've interviewed. ... Full Article

February 6, 2005 | I misled Dan Harris.I didn't mean to, but had I meant to, it would've been with the best of intentions. ... Full Article

Dan Harris, who co-wrote the screenplay for X2: X-Men United, is now at the tender age of 24 making his directorial debut with the coming-of-age tale Imaginary Heroes. ... Full Article