Irish Independent

Instant Family

(12A, 118mins)

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What if you could click your fingers and become the proud parents of an entire brood? That’s exactly what happens to Rose Byrne and Mark Wahlberg in this salty, winning family comedy. When Pete and Ellie Wagner decide to adopt a kid, they bravely choose a chippy teenager called Lizzy (Isabela Moner), not realising she comes as a package. Lizzy, her shy 10-yearold brother Juan, and positively feral little sister Lita, have been bounced around foster homes, and Pete and Ellie have no idea what they’re taking on. Byrne and Wahlberg are excellent, and the film skilfully blends low humour with a serious theme.

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