This witty monster flick has all the elements needed for a great kids’ film: cute, animated characters; silly jokes for the kids and sarcastic ones for the parents; and a storyline that keeps all ages entertained. A sequel to the original released in 2012, Hotel Transylvania 2 is a humorous take on modern-day monsters. Dracula (Adam Sandler) has opened his hotel to humans now, and his cohorts have given up all their scary, harmful ways. (When Frankenstein tries his best to scare two joggers in the park, he is instead recruited to have his picture taken with them.) It is still taking Drac some time to get used to this new way of life, especially when his daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez) marries a human and has a baby boy. When it looks like his grandson Dennis won’t get his fangs and become a vampire, ‘Vampa’ Drac tries to fix the problem. I love that this movie had my 3-year-old laughing out loud and no one woke me up that night with nightmares!
Should You See It? Yes! Perfect timing for Halloween.
Viewed at Wehrenberg Des Peres Cine 14