The Addams Family 2 (2021)

The Addams Family 2 is a cheerfully macabre road-trip comedy that understands the franchise’s secret weapon: this is a loving family that just happens to express affection through deadpan doom and gleeful gloom. The animation leans into candy-colored spookiness, and the humor comes in brisk, punchy waves as the clan barrels through America colliding with “normal” people who never see them coming. Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron give Gomez and Morticia a warm, playful spark, while Chloë Grace Moretz’s Wednesday anchors the movie with that perfect, unblinking wit. If you want a sharp, slightly creepy-but-kid-friendly adventure that’s more about vibe and one-liners than deep story, it’s an easy, cozy watch—though viewers craving the bite of the older Addams iterations may find it a bit gentler.

The Addams Family 2 is clearly trying to be a breezy, kid-friendly road-trip comedy that keeps the franchise’s spooky charm intact while giving Wednesday a bigger emotional arc. The problem is it often feels like a checklist sequel: lots of locations, lots of noise, and not many jokes or story beats that actually land with any bite. If you’re hoping for clever, macabre wit or anything close to the sharpness of the Addams legacy, this can come off bland, corny, and strangely low-energy despite the constant action. That said, the voice cast is game and the visuals are polished enough, so it can still work as harmless background entertainment for younger kids who just want spooky-adjacent antics without needing it to be particularly smart.