Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Rated PG
Starring Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Keegan-Michael Key, Asher Blinkoff, Mel Brooks
Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
The Story:
Now that Mavis (Gomez) and Johnathan (Samberg) are married and have a little boy (Blinkoff), Dracula (Sandler) is hoping that he will turn into a vampire before he's 5 so that they will continue to live at the castle with him. It's looking unlikely though, and Mavis is beginning to ponder a life outside of the castle walls.
If you saw the trailer where Dracula lets his grandson fall from the very tall tower, then you know exactly what you're getting from this movie. Dracula wants to make sure his grandson is partially vampire, though everyone else has written him off as just another human.
So part 2 is essentially two road trip movies rolled into one as Dracula and the gang take the boy out on adventures while the happy couple look to see if Mavis can handle life out among the normals.
I really enjoyed the first one.
I also enjoyed the second one, maybe just a little less.
The jokes and characterizations for the first film were all new, so it was all a great new sense of fun.
This time around, you already know roughly what's going to happen, and there isn't a whole lot of surprise.
But don't take that as a negative. Most sequels don't live up to the original.
The best bits are The Invisible Man (Spade) finding true love, and the genius casting of Vlad (Brooks) for the finale.
If you enjoyed the first film with your family, then this will be a cozy family reunion for you.
Final Grade: B-
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