Though I am a long time supporter of animated features, the recent need
to churn out follow-ups to every demeans a genre that thrives on imagination
and is also aimed at impressionable children.The original 2012 animated comedy about a resort that caters to famous monsters managed to draw $358,375,603 in worldwide box office.
Here the movie is back to make you laugh something at last appear to have changed for the better.
Dracula is no longer rigid about his monsters only hotel policy. Human guests are now being allowed in and Dracula has more teething concerns to worry about. His adorable half-vampire, half-human grandson is not showing any signs to carrying the ‘vampirism’ traditions forward.
Dracula’s daughter Marvis(Selena Gomez) weds her human beau Jonathan(Andy Samberg) and the hotel opens its doors to mere mortal for the first time. Her in laws(Meganmullally and Nick Offerman) get pride of place.
Marvis son, Dennis who papa Drac likes to call “Denisovich” is not really fitting in to the traditional mode though.
When Marvis is busy visiting her human in-laws with Jhnny, Drac jumps on the opportunity to to endlist his friends,Frank, Murray, Wayne, Griffin to put Dennis to a “monster-training” boot camp.But te successful happens Drac’s old school dad Vlad arrives on the scene. Obviously ,its gonna get batty and wild for a while after.
The jokes are a little more fluid in their outpourings and the gags.The storyline though is dull and anemis in intensity , appears contrived and manufactured instead of free flowing with ingenuity and inspiration.
The vocal cast is entertaining though but consistency is vapid.
The CGI animation, though cute and clever , doesn’t take the high end form of a Pixer or Disney.
I am sad to report that the ending – complete with the most clichéd way to conclude any animated film, a musical number—leaves the door wide open for “ Hotel Transylvania 3”.
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