WHAT’S IT ABOUT
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. Now, Pete and Ellie must try to learn the ropes of instant parenthood in the hope of becoming a family.
MoviesInMo Review
This is a near-perfect family movie. It’s filled with humor, heart and a message. Instant Family tells the (mostly true) story of a couple adopting three kids. From the moment Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Beth (Rose Byrne) decide to adopt a child, this film becomes one heart filled joke after the next. Pete and Beth say out loud, and to each other, what most people would only say in private and only to themselves. “Why did we do this?” “What were we thinking?” “Let’s give them back.” “But we do love the attention and praise.” This is just a small dose of what comes from the mouths of Pete and Beth. Are they horrible people? Of course not. In addition to their support group and family, they take us on an emotional rollercoaster filled with nearly every parental fear and stereotype we could think of. The only downside is the adoption process weighs more heavily on the adoptees than they could show in a comedic movie. Realistically, as adults, you should know the system is a bitch to navigate through and it can/will turn your life upside down as shown in several parts of this film. In the end, Instant Family does an excellent job of bringing foster care and adoption to the forefront of social consciousness.
OUR RATING – A FAMILY-TIME 8.5
MEDIA
- Genre – Family
- Street date
- Digital – February 19th 2019
- DVD/Blu-Ray – March 5th 2019
- Video – 1080p
- Screen size – 2.39:1
- Sound – English Dolby TrueHD 7.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
- Subtitles – English SDH
Extras
- Deleted & Extended Scenes
- Gag Reel
- Commentary by director/writer Sean Anders and writer John Morris
- and Mrs. Fix-It—Behind the scenes with Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne
- Kid Power—Meet the talented young cast
- I Need Some Support—Octavia Spencer and Tig Notaro guide a group of parents through the laughter and tears of foster care
- Order in the Court—Inside one of the film’s most heartfelt moments
- The Families Behind the Fair—Hear from real foster families
- Crew Inspiration—Crew members share their own foster care stories
- The Anders Family—The real-life inspiration for the film
- Isabela Moner “I’ll Stay” – Promotional Music Video
- On Set Proposal—A surprising wedding proposal from one crew member to another