Instant Family (2018)

December 8, 2018 9:21 PM

When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.
posted by DirtyOldTown (2 comments total)

Okay, so imagine the 100 minute long film that would be made under this logline and then wag your finger imagining all of the thornier stuff it might have addressed. This movie is 120 minutes long and does a plausible pass at a good chunk of that.

It's still silly Hollywood dramedy schmaltz. But it's still least 20% more woke and reasonable than you expected.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 9:25 PM on December 8, 2018

I really dislike Wahlberg as a person but for some weird reason his comedic timing/sense always gets me.
posted by M Edward at 2:07 PM on December 17, 2018