Director Barry Sonnenfeld strikes a tickling balance between the ordinary and the utterly bizarre. And the editing by the celebrated Dede Allen is split-second sharp.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 8, 2023

While the plot of the film is formulaic in structure, The Addams Family finds its success in the culmination of all its parts.

| Nov 26, 2022

Like early Tim Burton, the movie mixes Gothic flamboyance and grisly wit in a satisfying tribute to weirdos.

| Original Score: B | Aug 31, 2022

It may mostly be cosmetic, but this release is a reminder that some stories are lightning in a bottle, capturing a cast and a concept that works only once in a generation, and stand the test of time.

| Nov 23, 2021

captures the family's droll humor with just the right mixture of morbidity and genuine care

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 10, 2019

Lets the bizarre rhythms of the cast move us from gag to gag with a stately slowness that keeps a fundamentally slapstick-driven film from ever feeling too busy or rushed.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 13, 2019

A late Halloween treat giftwrapped for Christmas, The Addams Family does not live up to its packaging.

| Oct 11, 2019

Intermittently amusing.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 5, 2019

First-time filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld has infused The Addams Family with a gleefully broad visual sensibility that remains a highlight from start to finish...

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 11, 2019

The movie keeps the spirit of the original series intact while making it a little more twisted for contemporary viewers.

| Sep 12, 2018

A witty family comedy that has enough sly humour to keep adults chuckling throughout.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 12, 2018

There's a plenitude of witty lines...and a top-drawer cast...that adroitly negotiates the delicate line between playing camp and character.

| Sep 12, 2018

Contrivances hand a little heavy but for the most part The Addams Family is highly enjoyable.

| Jul 19, 2018

Dark comedy with macabre humor for teens.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 2, 2011

Deliciously sick and delightfully cast.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 16, 2010

A twisted treat.

| Jul 16, 2010

They're creepy and they're predictable? Mysterious and rather tame?

| Original Score: C+ | Jul 7, 2010

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 21, 2008

An extended collection of one-liners and not much more.

| May 3, 2007

Cinematographer-turned-director Barry Sonnenfeld and screenwriters Larry Wilson and Caroline Thompson haven't solved the problem of how to construct a film around a one-joke concept.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 3, 2007