Une famille immédiate

J.K. Rowling a eu la main lourde pour ce deuxième épisode de sa saga pré-Harry Potter. Après une série de comédies débilitantes, Sean Anders se ressaisit avec cette chronique drôle, généreuse, alerte, inspirée de ses propres expériences.

Amid the silly jokes and slapstick, this film affectionately explores the pains and triumphs of foster parenting.

Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne become foster parents in a well-done formula comedy that's like 'Parenthood' for the age of adoptive empathy.

Filmmaker's loosely autobiographical story about perils of parenthood is part star vehicle, part sappy mush.

Part of what makes Instant Family an improvement on Anders' previous efforts is the ambition detectible in its scope and (admittedly awkward) jumble of tones.

While Instant Family doesn't totally break the conventions of the family comedy, it uses them to its advantage.