robert de niro play david callaway with his daughter emily callaway and play by dakota fanning . during new year eve and there be a party . then we see david go to sleep . we see a hand touch his face and he wake up and and walk to the bathroom and find his wife in suicide . the next day and emily be in a mental hospital and the family decide to move out . during their stay and emily make up an imaginary friend . david meet a nice neighbor that he like to spend the rest of his life with . emily imaginary friend start to kill people . now we do not know if that person be imaginary or not . the movie start off with a new year eve party . we just see glimpse of it . we see david wife go somewhere . he follow without tell and the next thin we see be a face touch across his face . we see the black hallway and in which david walk and light by light in the bathroom door . he open it to find his wife commit suicide . he and his daughter move somewhere and they meet new friend . even david meet a new woman . emily doesn not appreciate this because she say that nothing can replace her mom . then her imaginary friend turn out not too imaginary at all . this movie be thrill and be the edge of your seat thriller . the performance by de niro and fanning be great . john polson try to confuse u if the imaginary friend be actually real or not . the tone for this film be dark and dull . there be some clichés in this thriller . this be not a horror film but play like one . in some part and it scary . we think to ourselves that we can solve this mystery all by ourself but miss it and the last few minute reveal the big twist of the imaginary friend . this movie be smart and in the way it play out . there be suspicion that if a neighbor might be charlie and the imaginary friend . there be many thing that charlie have do that make david think that his daughter and actually do them . he doesn not believe whatever emily say . we go in our mine back and forth to solve this mystery but it doesn not work out . this be a great and suspenseful edge of your seat thriller . it not a horror film . this film be rat r but i do not know why . it have everything a pg 13 movie need so i can tell it a appropriate for child under 17. watch this movie if youre into mystery and thriller but no horror .