The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Addams Family 2
Animation · Family · Comedy · 2021
The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters.
Movie details
The Addams Family 2
“Unhappy to see you again.”
2021 Animation · Family · Comedy 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Addams Family 2?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Greg Tiernan · Conrad Vernon
Written by
Ben Queen · Susanna Fogel · Dan Hernandez · Benji Samit
Oscar Isaac
Gomez Addams (voice)
Charlize Theron
Morticia Addams (voice)
Chloë Grace Moretz
Wednesday Addams (voice)
Javon Walton
Pugsley Addams (voice)
Nick Kroll
Uncle Fester (voice)
Snoop Dogg
Cousin Itt (voice)
Bette Midler
Grandma (voice)
Court is in session
Put The Addams Family 2 on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.