Rotten
"Hotel Transylvania 2" is an unfortunate throwback to about 20 years ago, when animated movies were more widely accepted as cinematic babysitters.
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Hotel Transylvania 2
They're back to raise a little terror.
2015 · 1h 29m · PG
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Genndy Tartakovsky
Overview
When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
55%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Hotel Transylvania 2 is the greatest movie Adam Sandler and Kevin James have ever made together. I believe this is called "damning with faint praise."
Christy Lemire, ChristyLemire.com
Rotten
So much attention has been paid to crafting a relentless string of in-jokes meant for ancient horror fans that the storyline limps from tired blood.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out
Fresh
Yes, every joke in the film is low-hanging fruit, but not a single one is left unpicked.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
The onslaught [of gags] isn't painful, but neither does it do much to distract from the ho-hum story.
Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader
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