Sandler-heavy, otherwise fine

Rating: 5/10 (20 January 2013)

First off, there are quite a few very good things in this movie. The wolf-man having too many kids is awesome, Callaway (Cee Lo) somehow fits perfectly as a mummy, just like Gomez in her role of the teen vampire girl. Other details, like Quasimodo as a chef, and his pet rat, are very well-worked out. Some scenes, like the rooftop sunrise scene and Dracula chasing the plane, work out perfectly. Character interaction is mostly fine, just as some of the gags and references (like Fran as Frankensteins wife). The story is highly predictable, and while the final feel-good scene is ridiculous, it is quite enjoyable overall.
Overall, the movie would get a 7.5 or maybe even an 8 from me, were it not for one small detail; Adam Sandler.
The guy is hilarious, but only under a very specific set of circumstances. Pull him out of his natural habitat, and he's annoying, full of stupid jokes, and way to prominent to let other actors shine. A large number of gags seem directly out of his play-book, and that's not a good thing: it contributes to the idea that he was initially cast for a smaller role, demanded a bigger one, started making changes no-one wanted, and eventually messed up the whole movie in an attempt of self- gratification and ego-massaging.
So, fun movie, too bad about Sandler.