INSTANT FAMILY: Every now and then you just need a nice comedy in your life. So this Mark Wahlberg film seemed like a perfect choice. Only one problem, it isn't a comedy. Oh, there are enough amusing moments along the way, but they are outweighed by this tender portrait of a couple (Rose Byrne plays the wife) on a quest to foster and perhaps eventually adopt a child. Octavia Spencer is one of the mentors in this process and she is her wonderful usual self. When a child is finally chosen, it turns out to be a teenager with two other siblings and so they opt for the package deal. Hilarity does not ensue but it doesn't matter. Mr. Wahlberg produced the film and he made a wonderful choice. Perhaps not the "feel-good" movie of the year, but certainly right up there. And the three "children" are remarkable.
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