Review of Instant Family (2018) by Laura V — 14 Jan 2019

More than what I bargained for. Funny and sweet story of adoption.

This review of Instant Family (2018) was written by Laura V on 14 Jan 2019.

Instant Family has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 11 Jan 2019

Director Sean Anders...manages to maintain an upbeat tone without wholly glossing over some tricky, painful topics…

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By Leanne M (53) on 25 Dec 2018

Loved it! Laughed out loud and cried through the entire film. The script is so real and raw…

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By Mani P (17) on 23 Jan 2019

Instant family is good and steady film. Very good acting when they deal with emotion and dialogue delivery. Good characters that feel real…

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By Elyse T (4) on 26 Jan 2019

Wonderful heartwarming movie that definitely brought a few years…

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By Simran Hans (401) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 21 Feb 2019

The tone is weird, seesawing between broad comedy (Tig Notaro and Octavia Spencer as hardened adoption agency workers) and manipulative melodrama…

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By Mitchell M (339) on 14 Jan 2019

This movie was absolutely amazing the message was amazing and the story was awsome…

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By Andrew G (1,437) on 27 Dec 2018

An emotional rollercoster that keeps you invested for the whole film. I loved this different role for mark Wahlberg…

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By Dennis S (137) on 10 Jan 2019

No doubt the acting, writing and directing were good. But this is NOT a movie…

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By Harris Dang (129) for The AU Review (87) on 17 Jan 2019

Instant Family is an unfunny, cynical, annoying and incredibly misjudged family comedy that not even the talented cast and good intentions can save…

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By Jluis_001 (2,242) on 04 Mar 2019

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