Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel.
Director Genndy Tartakovsky’s second stay at Dracula’s lavish resort fails to live up to the first, with a predictable sequel unlikely to excite even the most dazzled kids.
What follows is mostly fast-paced and fun, with the occasional choice gags skewering modern parenting techniques and supplying more smiles than expected.
Sequel to the successful animation is suitably silly and a marginal improvement.
Co-written by Sandler, this is staple, family-oriented cinema fare arriving just in time for Halloween.
Hotel Transylvania 2 just isn’t as much fun as the original even with a cameo from Mel Brooks as Dracula’s grumpy dad Vlad.
The animation isn’t groundbreaking and the use of 3D feels tokenistic, but vampire movies don’t come more genial and likeable.
Adam Sandler and Mel Brooks provide routine pre-Halloween spooky chuckles in this animation sequel.
Lively and amusing.
General release. Check local listings for show times.