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Wednesday (2022)

 Wednesday (2022)
Jenny Ortega stars as Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton's new Netflix series. 

Release date: 11/23/22
Runtime: ~45 minutes per episode
Director: Tim Burton
Writer: Alfred Gough (series created by), Miles Millar (series created by), Charles Addams (based on characters created by)
Streaming on: Netflix



I don't think I'm the target audience, and that is okay.

The best casting to me is when I can't imagine anybody else in the role. The only person this is true for so far is Jenny Ortega. Yes, she is a rockstar. 🙂

Incidentally, if you are trying to quit drinking, play a drinking game where you drink every time you see Wednesday blink. (I'm pretty sure Wednesday doesn't blink 🤣)
I'm impressed that every episode has so many Addams Family references in different forms, including the musical, and still can have a cohesive script. (However, I am wondering if knowing the musical is a bit of a spoiler for things to come with a certain character.)

Ortega's fencing double edits are Flashdance bad.

The closed captions are accurate and the descriptors are written with a thoughtful tone.


0.6/1 Directing 
0.7/1 Cinematography
0.8/1 Visual design
0.7/1 Editing
0.6/1 Plot 
0.8/1 Writing
0.7/1 Acting
0.9/1 Soundtrack/Score/Sound
0.5/1 Originality
0.5/1 Rewatchability
Total: 6.8/10 Binge Bones


The verdict: Wednesday is good for what it is. And what it is is a supernatural teen drama. Emo Nancy Drew. A-goth-a Christie. I like my Burton with a little more whimsy and random merriment to break the gloom, but as I said earlier, I clearly am not the target audience.



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