Synopsis: The Addams couple has their first baby. They hire a nanny who is a serial killer of rich husbands; her target is Fester. She convinces Gomez and Morticia to send Pugsley and Wednesday to a summer camp so they won't spoil her plans.
Appraisal: A film suffering from multiple personality disorder: one is a Hollywood PG-13 movie with a glossy production design and funny special effects, the other is a satire of American institutions with a relentless compulsion for sarcastic dialogue. The obvious metaphor is Frankenstein's monster, who was made from pieces from several different persons and could not function properly -- in this case we have, on one side, a writer that is visibly trying to put some outrageousness into the screenplay; and, on the other side, a director and, I presume, a studio that prefer a more well-behaved, blander format, with an emphasis on sophisticated visuals. This film is to be avoided, unless you have a fisherman's soul and therefore enjoy spending hours through nonsense just for that funnier piece of dialogue.
Rating: 28
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