Instructions Not Included 2013

     Valentin is a playboy living in Acapulco.  He doesn’t work,  he just entertains the ladies.  This comes to an abrupt halt when one of his “forever loves” leaves a baby girl with him.  He gives her $10 for a cab and she never comes back.  He traces her to a hotel in Los Angeles and he hitchhikes with his daughter to find her.  He learns she has left for school in New York.  He raises Maggie for six years in Los Angeles and supports them as a top stunt man in Hollywood.  Julie, Maggie’s mother, calls suddenly and she wants to see her daughter.

      Julie doesn’t want a baby and then suddenly she wants to be a mom six years later.  This film has a twist at the end that you don’t see coming.  Interesting, good and entertaining with different relatable characters.  Beware though, Derbez is slightly like Jim Carrey.  3 ½* (I liked this movie)

 

122 min, Comedy directed by Eugenio Derbez with Karla Souza, Jessica Lindsey, Eugenio Derbez, Andres Vazquez, Hugo Stiglitz, Sammy Perez, Arcelia Ramirez.

Note:  Imdb 7.7 out of 10, 56% critic 90% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Film Crave 2.00/4.