Instant Family - 速成家庭

Instant Family (速成家庭) is an 2018 film. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, and Isabela Moner. The supporting cast include Gustavo Escobar, Julianna Gamiz, Margo Martindale, Julie Hagerty, Tig Notaro, and Octavia Spencer. The movie was a surprise hit of the 2018 holiday season.



A married couple, Pete & Ellie Wagner, are alive and well without children. They seem happy with their careers until a snide remark about them and children send them down the path of considering fostering. The explore it and give it shot. When they like Isabella, they ended up taking her two younger siblings. From no kids to 3 kids. The comedy ensues and the kids test them and their parents. In the end, will these two untrained and unqualified individuals want to stay in the thick of things with these children?



I watched this via digital purchase around Christmas time and my kids have watched it at least a couple more times since. So I feel they really liked the story. I was pleasantly surprised myself as I am not the biggest Mark Wahlberg fan. The kids ended up stealing the show and made for us getting on their side.

An entertaining family movie that you can watch over and over again.

Sicario: Day of the Soldado - 怒火邊界2:毒刑者

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (怒火邊界2:毒刑者) is an 2018 film. The movie stars Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin. The supporting cast include Jeffrey Donovan, Isabela Moner, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Catherine Keener. This is a sequel to the 2015 film, Sicario. The returning characters are played by del Toro and Brolin.



After a suicide bombing that was linked to a border crossing via Mexico, the government send the hounds to stop these type of things. Enter the Sicario. With the plans in place, they set out to stop coyote groups. Things get messy when he's made and shot. Out to protect the daughter of a drug cartel boss, del Toro's character goes Sicario. Now, he's going against the US gov't too.

This second installment was based mainly in Mexico and felt very different. The main characters of del Toro and Brolin go head to head to see if they win. However, that show down doesn't really happen the way you'd expect. The ending is pretty anticlimactic, but set up for future installments.

Transformers: The Last Knight - 變形金剛5:最終騎士

Transformers: The Last Knight (變形金剛5:最終騎士) is an 2017 film. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Glenn Morshower, Laura Haddock, and Anthony Hopkins. This is the fifth film of the Transformers movie franchise and all have been directed by Michael Bay. This is second time Mark Wahlberg takes the lead.

The age of Transformers is behind and the government is set to shut them down. Hunted, the remaining people that still believe in them are in hiding. But new force treathens the earth. Those that believe must join with the Transformers that helped during the age of knights. With this secret society engaged again, can they rise up to defeat the new treat?

Well, this is a Michael Bay movie. Things are beyond. Spectacle should be expected. I wanted unwind from a tough week and not think. Rented this from Redbox. Took my mind off stuff for a bit. Might help you out in the same arena.