![]() As it turns out, it’s also a means of avoiding the unwelcome lawyer (Wallace Shawn) asking questions about whether Wednesday was switched at birth, which might explain her disenchantment with her folk, dryly musing about spending time with them, “It’s torture, and not the fun kind.”Īgain directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon, the movie starts slowly, with Wednesday exhibiting her disdain for participation-trophy culture at a science fair, where she draws the attention of the wealthy mogul Cyrus Strange (Bill Hader).Īs the road trip takes off, the movie settles into an episodic groove, making the usual broad references intended to evoke giggles from kids (like finding a litter box for a pet lion) while dropping in some disarming homages, including an unexpected nod to “Carrie.” Shrewdly, the focus of this adventure involves Addams daughter Wednesday (voiced again by Chloë Grace Moretz), who is experiencing that coming-of-age phase when she hates her kin, even beyond her customary attempts to murder her brother Pugsley (Javon “Wanna” Walton, replacing Finn Wolfhard, who aged out of the role).Ĭoncerned about Wednesday’s attitude, the ever-cheery Gomez (Oscar Isaac) convinces wife Morticia (Charlize Theron) it’s time for a family road trip, hoping to rekindle their familial bond. Only mildly creepy, it’s just kooky enough to merit an encore, this time via a hybrid theatrical-digital release. After its live-action movies in the 1990s, the Addams Family has found a logical foothold in animation, with “The Addams Family 2” scaring up enough laughs to merit the return, with a mix of low-brow humor for kids and old-time callbacks certain to sail over their heads.
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