Movie #1044 "Instructions Not Included" was a story I've seen many times before. A person (usually a man who has very little purpose in life) gains purpose when a little girl is dropped on to his doorstep (Silas Marner come to mind?) , and this Spaniard guy, Valentin, seems to bed down every girl he sees, and one time a woman drops her child claiming it is his on his doorstep. The guy is much of a buffoon! A Jerry Lewis of a guy! He seems to overact in every scene, and I never really warmed up to him --- yes, his heart melted when he raises this little girl, but it's the little girl, Maggie, who steals the movie. She and her mother, who comes back into the picture when she is about 8 years old. Because of the very truthful acting of the child and mother, and the way overboard acting of Valentin, I found the film not as enjoyable as I wanted to, and it was very uneven for me. Nice ending, though. It was just okay, but I'm glad I watched it.
Instructions Not Included2013PG-13115 mins I would give this 3 stars out of 5.
When Acapulco playboy Valentín finds a baby girl on his doorstep, he hightails it across the border to locate the infant's mother. But when she proves elusive, Valentín unexpectedly begins to develop feelings for the tot.
- Cast:
- Eugenio Derbez, Jessica Lindsey, Loreto Peralta, Daniel Raymont, Alessandra Rosaldo, Hugo Stiglitz, Arcelia Ramírez, Sammy Pérez, Agustín Bernal, Karla Souza
- Genre:
- Foreign Comedies, Showbiz Comedies, Indie Comedies, Comedy
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