![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They decide to adopt, with Ellie exploring foster care sites. The couple realize they might want children after years of denying it. Mark Wahlberg stars as a housing contractor named Pete, who buys shoddy homes and works with his wife, Ellie (Rose Byrne), to flip them. That personal connection gives the film an impressive emotional honesty along with a hearty sense of humor. Directed by Sean Anders from a screenplay he co-wrote with frequent collaborator John Morris (DADDY’S HOME, DADDY’S HOME 2), the story is rooted in his real-life experiences adopting foster children. The movie shines a remarkable light on the plight of foster children, particularly older ones, by telling the story of a suburban couple who experience an emotional rollercoaster when they adopt three troubled siblings from the foster system. Inspired by a true story, INSTANT FAMILY has a strong Christian, moral worldview undercut by too much foul language and some other elements. INSTANT FAMILY is the story of a married couple who have postponed having children of their own but then try adopting a trio of foster siblings, who turn their lives upside down. However, there’s too much gratuitous foul language and a couple scenes with a positive depiction of a homosexual male couple adopting a child. INSTANT FAMILY has a strong Christian, moral worldview with positive references to prayer. The movie has a depth in casting that goes well beyond most such films. INSTANT FAMILY is consistently engaging, funny and touching as both entertainment and a call for others to open their hearts and adopt more children from the foster system. The children turn Pete and Ellie’s life upside down. They pick a pretty but feisty 15-year-old girl named Lizzy, only to find she has a younger brother and sister she can’t abandon. Working through two social workers, they join a support group designed to teach them about the difficulties inherent in adopting foster kids. They finally realize they might want children after years of denying it. INSTANT FAMILY stars Mark Wahlberg as a housing contractor named Pete, who buys shoddy homes and works with his wife, Ellie, to flip them. ![]()
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