Very fun

Rating: 7/10 (20 July 2019)

This movie has it all: a very intriguing concept, that is well executed, characters you learn to love (or at least to empathize with them), and very good comedy, for both kids and adults. I really enjoyed it and absolutely recomend it. My only complain, small maybe, was in the third act, when the monster crew stumbles upon a human monster-fest. This whole sequence felt, for me, unreal. The way the humans acted (protective instead of frightened to the monsters) even if we're watching a parallel version of our world, felt too convenient, and even unnecesary. I think this happens because the writers felt there was a loose end in the character arc, when there wasn't. Most of the movie, Dracula deals with two problems that get mixed: His fear/hate to humans and his inability to let Mavis make her own decisions and give her freedom. When her decision becomes to love a human (right when act 2 begins) the two issues merge into one. And when Dracula decides to go after the kid right into the third act, that's when he's defeated both issues: He's got over the fear/hate of humans by respecting his daughters decisions. Therefore, the whole sequence of the humans protecting him from sunlight becomes pointless. The denoument was, I think, a better moment to add a scene of him interacting with humans, perhaps in Hawaii, emphasizing his learned lesson and showing us that Mavis actually got there, as opposed to having a singing number. Aside from that, the movie was good and is recommended.