You know it's going to kind of be a silly movie so you have only yourself to blame if you're annoyed for that.
But what you also get is vivid romp through a meticulously imagined world of benign macabre with so many vivid characters carried by actors that put 100% of themselves in every moment. That might be a bit de trop for a lot of people but it's admirable and hard to forget.
The visual humor is witty, the gothic design is rich (the narrow blade of light always falling across Morticia's face especially impresses me) and it would be fair to say it's all engaging except for the main plot.
Can I have one of Wednesday Adams to take home? I want one of her.
Ultimately this waves the flag for the dark and strange among us in a world where the real monsters are those who want us to think normal means better (which it does not).
But what you also get is vivid romp through a meticulously imagined world of benign macabre with so many vivid characters carried by actors that put 100% of themselves in every moment. That might be a bit de trop for a lot of people but it's admirable and hard to forget.
The visual humor is witty, the gothic design is rich (the narrow blade of light always falling across Morticia's face especially impresses me) and it would be fair to say it's all engaging except for the main plot.
Can I have one of Wednesday Adams to take home? I want one of her.
Ultimately this waves the flag for the dark and strange among us in a world where the real monsters are those who want us to think normal means better (which it does not).