Pretty bad acting by all other than the lead. Reminiscent of teen angers' first high school play The story line is mediocre. Bad writing. They take the Christina Ricci version of Wednesday and turn it up to 11. This is not a compliment. It is very forced. The creation of an Addams family universe has resulted in lore that borrows too heavily from Harry Potter. I cannot believe Tim Burton is attached to this. It is uncharacteristically bad for him.

Production and effects are good enough. Just a notch better than a CW production. I understand people like this. It really does not speak to me. I am a fan of the original television series. I thought the movie adaptations were decent, but not great. That is where I am coming from.

Edit: I've upped it from a 4 to a 6. It got better as the series went along. The teen actors seemed to find their hooves a bit, and the story line picked up. Still has many flaws, IMO.