The Munsters
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): September 27, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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5
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4
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
RogerEbert.comScout TafoyaSep 27, 2022
A completely innocent, at times screamingly funny movie that’s mostly about an idealized world made of '60s cultural icons, a slicing of reality’s fabric so we might step directly into Zombie’s visions of his past sitting in front of the TV. Read full review
75
The Film StageEthan VestbySep 29, 2022
With little in the way of narrative outside a real-estate scam subplot, the company of its characters and Zombie’s formal verve are The Munsters‘ selling point. It’s a true case of “your mileage may vary.” Read full review
67
The PlaylistCarlos AguilarSep 28, 2022
For the most part, the comedy in Zombie’s The Munsters is low brow, the vibrantly gaudy locales could pass for displays found inside of a Spirit Halloween store, and the acting rejects subtly like bloodsuckers do garlic, all of which often feel exactly as they are supposed to be. Zombie is an artist that operates on a strange wavelength has likely made his most sincere work to date, fulfilling the brassy exhumation of these weirdos. Read full review
67
ConsequenceAl ShipleySep 27, 2022
As an extended aesthetic exercise with purposefully cheesy jokes, it might be nice if The Munsters had anything to say, anything at all. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonSep 27, 2022
As a love letter to the sitcom that so inspired Zombie as a child, The Munsters might be the most authentic-feeling television revival ever put on film, warts and all. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanSep 30, 2022
The film is a lot like its hero, Herman Munster: benignly dim-witted, Day-Glo in color, top-heavy with tomfoolery, lumbering in one direction and then the next, always cracking itself up in an innocently aggressive monster-mash way. Read full review
60
IGNMatt DonatoSep 27, 2022
The Munsters is a wholesome labor of love that’s probably for the most diehard sitcom fans because for better and worse, Rob Zombie makes the Munsters reboot he wants to see. Read full review
45
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiSep 27, 2022
Zombie’s film, though clearly sweet and well-intentioned, seems only partially formed, a Frankenstein monster with only half the parts. Read full review
42
ColliderAlyse WaxSep 27, 2022
Ultimately, The Munsters is not a good movie. But it is great fodder to put on in the background of a Halloween party. It is best when used as a visual asset; something you may only want to catch a couple of minutes of dialogue from, but otherwise, it’s best left as background imagery. Read full review
20
SlashfilmJosh SpiegelSep 27, 2022
What a baffling, misguided film. Read full review
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