This meticulously composed homage owes far more to Charles Addams's original
New Yorker cartoons than to the short-lived 60s TV series. Unfortunately, the filmmakers were so intent on creating the right look and attitude that they neglected to think about the plot; the result is a series
of one-note jokes that no amount of visual style can redeem.
The Addamses are a ghoulish clan delighting in the macabre--the devilish opposite of a rosy, wholesome American family. The debonair Gomez Addams (Raul Julia) and his morbidly elegant wife Morticia (Anjelica Huston) preside over an eccentric household that includes Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and
Pugsley (Jimmy...
Released:
1991
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
99 mins