Sally and Jason Danville are living their dreams out; her a rock star, and he an aeronautics engineer. They barely have enough time for each other as they pursue their respective careers. However, when Sally is informed of her best friend, Tezzie's, death, she is also shocked to find out out that she was also left with Tezzie's 4 kids!
To further complicate matters, these are not ordinary kids. Living in Uganda while their mom worked for the Peace Corp, the kids are as different, socially and cuturally, as night and day. Jordan is the oldest, the biological daughter of Tezzie, and the leader of the crew, Javier was born and raised in Guatemala, Caleb comes from Uganda, and the youngest, Sun Li, from China.
Sally and Jason take on the responsibility of raising the kids temporarily while the case worker, Dorothy, attempts to find homes for the kids. Cultures clash and everyday situations become tense as the Danville's attempt to juggle their careers and the kids gets off to a rocky start. But, pretty soon, Sally's initial fear is made real: they become attached to the kids. Now they have to make a decision to sacrifice their careers... or their new family.
Like the previous two family movies, this one was excellent, and probably my favorite of the three. The cast is what really surprised me, most notably Brooke White, of American Idol fame, who really shines in her role as scatter-brained Sally. It was also pretty interesting to see Phylicia Rashad, who played Claire Huxtable on the Cosby Show, play a no-nonsense, "by the books" social worker. And, the little girl who plays Sun Li was absolutely adorable!
It is a rare thing nowadays to have a movie that the whole family can sit down and enjoy together, and this movies has something for everyone. Packed with family values that allows for later discussion, I highly recommend this movie to everyone!
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