Anthomation Assesses The Addams Family 2

Howdy guys, Anthomaton here. Today I shall review a very bad movie (yeah, no other lead is necessary): The Addams Family 2.

The Addams Family 2 is a 2021 animated film based on the characters created by Charles Addams. It is the sequel to the 2019 film, The Addams Family, which was NOT a smashing success at the box office. The film was theatrically released in the United States by United Artists Releasing on October 1, 2021, followed by an international release by Universal Pictures on October 8. It also became available for online rental on the same day in the United States and Canada, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. The film has grossed over $93 million and received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the humor and story.

Hoping to get closer as a family, Gomez, Morticia and the rest of the Addams clan embark on an adventurous road trip in a hideous and humongous camper.

The story is SO rehashed. The hash browns I ate for breakfast aren’t as hashed up as this embarrassment of a plot. Tell me if you have not heard this one before. This film is a road trip movie…that’s it! This is one of the laziest scripts for an animated film I have encountered in a while. And I have seen a few flicks in this category just this year. But the most unbearable part of the film BY FAR is the humor. Or should I say the lack of humor because of how unfunny every joke is. 75% of the film’s humor consists of potty potty humor. Which one of these jokes would already have you shaking your head, but how about 500? And the delivery every time is extremely blunt, so it thinks its audience has the intelligence level of a saltine cracker. 

The animation is subpar, at best. The character model looks wonky and even unfinished. ⅔ of the characters are humans, but none of them look or feel like they are humans. The textures on their faces do not feel like actual skin, and their clothing feels plasticy. As for the backgrounds, they are alright I guess. The film does travel from the Niagara Falls to the Grand Canyon, so there is a bit of variety, at least for Addams Family standards. Other than that, there are not many compliments I can give for the visuals.

The characters are really annoying, making them unenjoyable. First there is Wednesday Addams (voiced by Chloë Grace Moretz), Gomez and Morticia’s daughter who wants to run away because she doesn’t belong. There’s Gomez Addams (voiced by Oscar Isaac), Morticia’s husband. There’s Morticia Addams (voiced by Charlize Theron), Gomez’s wife. There’s Uncle Fester (voiced by Nick Kroll), Gomez’s brother. There’s Pugsley Addams (voiced by Javon Walton), Gomez and Morticia’s son; Walton replaces Finn Wolfhard from the previous film. And then there is Cyrus Strange (voiced by Bill Hader), a scientist who claims that he is Wednesday’s biological father. I am racing through this part of the review because these characters are THAT terribly conceived.

This was one of the toughest films to get through of the ENTIRE year! With a horrible execution for the three major departments, this is an immediate skip for the whole family. Something those obnoxious Progressive ads of this movie should have stated!

Score:

2.5/10