Perhaps entertaining for the younger demographics, but more of a yawn-starter for the rest

Rating: 5/10 (15 April 2020)

Okey, so Count Dracula has a 5-star hotel that ghosts, ghouls, and monsters pilgrim to, to get some much needed recovery and to not risk meeting any humans at all. The plot itself isn't really unique. We've seen it, ghost hotels, vampire comedies, and the forbidden love element between Dracula's daughter Mavis (Gomez) and Johnny (Samberg) doesn't give "Hotel Transylvania" any sort of overarching feel of freshness. The jokes are honestly old and weary, and Adam Sandler starring as the vampire patriarch shows little to no interest in any form of originality in his portrayal of the count. Apart from Frankenstein loosing limbs and other supernatural humor skits that's been around since the inception of Halloween themes comedies, the film should at least have some positive credits for its kid friendly appeal. As obvious from my rating, "Hotel Transylvania" isn't the worst film I've ever seen, with the exception of Sandler's farce-like, over the top version of Drac, the eminent voice cast does a good job, from Sandberg and Selena Gomez to Buscemi and James, given the uninteresting story they've been given to work with. In terms of visuals, a thumbs up for the backgrounds and settings that is nicely animated; the characters on the other hand, are as basic as CGI-characters can get. I really believe that "Hotel Transylvania" will be a favorite among the children, for the older audience accompanying them, it won't be a memorable experience.