This is a complete disaster from start to finish. Rob Zombie has better credentials with other efforts, but this one just doesn't know what it wants to be.
It plays like a cartoon, including goofy music, bright colors, buffoonish acting, even flat amateurish title graphics. Those qualities aim it squarely at a younger and less discerning audience - people who were not around when the original was on-air. Even if you saw the original in syndication, this has only a passing resemblance to it.
For those the remember watching the original when it was new, this 2022 version completely misses all the dark humor. Sure it was never the Addams Family, but the original Munsters had its moments. This, sadly does not.
Clearly, Rob made this on the cheap. Clues include: the cast consists mainly of unknowns (except for a couple of C-level character actors); the director's wife is cast in a leading role; and it was shot in Hungary (presumably less expensive there than, say, Atlanta or Vancouver). Every pinched penny shows up on the screen.
If this was an attempt at a "back-door" pilot, that door has slammed shut. There may indeed be a market for a modern, dark humor version of a gothic horror family on a streamer. Oh wait, Tim Burton is already doing that on Netflix with "Wednesday". But these days, it wouldn't be surprising to see yet another reboot attempt of The Munsters in 2023. That's what happens when creativity is eclipsed by an inexpensive IP.
It plays like a cartoon, including goofy music, bright colors, buffoonish acting, even flat amateurish title graphics. Those qualities aim it squarely at a younger and less discerning audience - people who were not around when the original was on-air. Even if you saw the original in syndication, this has only a passing resemblance to it.
For those the remember watching the original when it was new, this 2022 version completely misses all the dark humor. Sure it was never the Addams Family, but the original Munsters had its moments. This, sadly does not.
Clearly, Rob made this on the cheap. Clues include: the cast consists mainly of unknowns (except for a couple of C-level character actors); the director's wife is cast in a leading role; and it was shot in Hungary (presumably less expensive there than, say, Atlanta or Vancouver). Every pinched penny shows up on the screen.
If this was an attempt at a "back-door" pilot, that door has slammed shut. There may indeed be a market for a modern, dark humor version of a gothic horror family on a streamer. Oh wait, Tim Burton is already doing that on Netflix with "Wednesday". But these days, it wouldn't be surprising to see yet another reboot attempt of The Munsters in 2023. That's what happens when creativity is eclipsed by an inexpensive IP.