BLU-RAY REVIEW: INSTANT FAMILY
2/18/2019

OVERVIEW: “Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne make a wonderful comedy tag-team” (Mara Reinstein, US Weekly) in the “hilarious and heartwarming” (Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times) INSTANT FAMILY, arriving on Digital February 19, 2019 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD March 5 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.

"The perfect movie to watch with your family” (Erik Davis, Fandango), INSTANT FAMILY on Digital* and Blu-ray Combo Pack comes loaded with more than an hour of laugh-out-loud and uplifting bonus material. Go behind the scenes and see how the cast and crew brought the story to life, and meet writer/director Sean Anders’ real-life family, who served as the inspiration for the film. Plus, watch hysterical deleted and extended scenes and an uproarious gag reel; enjoy commentary with Anders and writer John Morris; and so much more!

SYNOPSIS: When Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) choose to start a family, they stumble headfirst into the world of foster care adoption. After they learn their perfect foster child comes with two other siblings, Pete and Ellie find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight and must hilariously learn the ropes of instant parenthood if they hope to become a real family. Inspired by a true story, INSTANT FAMILY also stars Isabela Moner, Margo Martindale, Julie Hagerty, and Octavia Spencer. 

BLU-RAY: The film is presented in widescreen in a 1.85:1 aspect ration preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good, a 5.1 Master Audio in English that provides a good complement to the picture. It also includes  English Spanish subtitles.

VIDEO:
Widescreen (1.85:1) 16x9

AUDIO:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, Languages: English, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese

Subtitles - English, Spanish, Parisian French, Portuguese

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.

 Deleted & Extended Scenes

§ Introduction by Sean Anders and John Morris

Gag Reel

Commentary by director/writer Sean Anders and writer John Morris

Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It—Behind the scenes with Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne

Kid Power—Meet the talented young cast

I Need Some Support—Octavia Spencer and Tig Notaro guide a group of parents through the laughter and tears of foster care

Order in the Court—Inside one of the film’s most heartfelt moments

The Families Behind the Fair—Hear from real foster families

Crew Inspiration—Crew members share their own foster care stories

The Anders Family—The real-life inspiration for the film

Isabela Moner “I’ll Stay” – Promotional Music Video

On Set Proposal—A surprising wedding proposal from one crew member to another