Director: Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon.
Release Date: 2019
Running Time: 1hr 26 minutes
Genre: Family
Rating: PG
Synopsis:
The eccentrically macabre family moves into a bland suburb where Wednesday Addams friendship with the daughter of a hostile and conformist local reality show host exhibits conflict between the families.
You rang? I have a confession. I might have seen the original television series more than once. I also might have seen the original movie more than once, try fifty. Oh wait....and the live stage show too. You can probably imagine my excitement when I realised they were finally releasing an animated movie based on the original cartoon by Charles Addams. The Addams family find themselves being forced from their home by a conformist who dislikes their differences. The Addams's family of course, being the way they are, aren't going to let anyone stop them anytime soon. They must work together to scare off their new enemies. Unlike the television series and the movies, it's very nice to see a backstory to the Addams family in this adaptation. One difference in particular, audiences find out how Lurch came to join the family.
The storyline is essentially an accumulation of the TV show and the movies all put together. Gomez Addams is a ladies man, charismatic and confident. There were moments in the story that didn't portray him in this way which was a little bit disappointing, they made him out to be a coward at times. Oscar Isaac, however delivers a fantastic performance particular in how he presents dialogue. Morticia Addams in the past has been portrayed as deadpan and as elegantly beautiful woman. In this adaptation she's a combination of the two. One character that was a complete surprise was Cousin IT, normally portrayed as tall and covered in long hair from head to foot. The animation is on point, however he has been portrayed as a pimp in the storyline. Surprisingly it works.
Lurch originally didn't speak in the television series, apart from one line and never spoke in the movies. I love that the decision to keep it that way was kept for the animations sake. It's true to the original art form. Lurch is seen playing several modern tunes on the organ too which is pretty awesome. Thing is fantastic...not that Thing says anything. Great animation and character interaction. The animators have gone to great lengths to incorporate so many little details in from the original television show. We get to see the lion, the octopus, Wednesday is seen with a hang noose designed into her hairstyle, Cleopatra, the chair from their living room, the list goes on and on. The soundtrack is modern and fun but to be honest, an original score would have been better, in keeping with the original theme. Great fun for all the family.
5/5
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