Like the first ADDAMS FAMILY, this continuation of the macabre clan's misadventures is really just a string of sight gags and one-liners. The good news is that the one-liners are much funnier than the first time, mainly thanks to the increased input of screenwriter Paul Rudnick.
The other major change chez Addams is that young Wednesday (Christina Ricci) has entered that "difficult" stage of growing up--boys are starting to pique her interest almost as much as ritual sacrifice. To complicate matters further, the family is upended by the arrival of a new baby of
indeterminate gender ("Is it a boy? Is it a girl?"--"It's an Addams!" goes the post-birth exch...
Released:
1993
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
94 mins