Hotel Transylvania 2

Cast: Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, David Spade and Keegan-Michael Key.

Director: Genndy Tartokovksy

Release Date: 2015

Running Time: 1hr 29 minutes

Genre: Animated

Rating: U

Synopsis:

Count Dracula is now a grand-father, Dracula and his friends do all they can to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel.

Hotel Transylvania is more of a relaxed environment now, opening it's doors to humans too. Count Dracula is now a grand-father, however he's a little worried his gorgeous half human, half vampire grandson Dennis is showing no signs of being a vampire. Whilst Mavis and Johnny are off vising the in-laws, Dracula decides to put Dennis through vampire bootcamp in the hope he will show signs of becoming a one especially as his dad Vlad is visiting and finds out that Dennis is not a pure blood. Now that Mavis has a little boy, she's become somewhat overprotective, baby proofing everything.

Starring Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez as Count Dracula and Marvis. Both delivers excellent performances. Marvis is now stepping into her father's shoes, understanding what it means to be a parent. Dennis is the spitting image of Johnny, Count is having a very hard time accepting the fact that Dennis doesn't show any signs of becoming a vampire. Johnny's surfer-dude personality is fantastic, Andy Samberg delivers a great performance. This time Johnny introduces his wife Mavis to his family, introducing her to the real world. It seems Dracula's monster friends have forgotten how to be...well monsters. Holy rabies!

The storyline is brilliant, just as good as the first one, if not better. It has however, been modernised rather a bit in comparison to the first film. Iphones, selfies, Facebook and Sat Nav's are now part of their lives. Does it ruin the storyline? No. It works beautifully with the humour in the story. It's exaggerated, making it more humorous. The humour is very tongue in cheek and easy for children of all ages to understand. Although not set at Halloween, both films are excellent for the holiday season.

Asher Blinkoff who plays little Dennis is superb. His character progresses beautifully through out the story. Does he become a vampire in the end? I'm afraid you're just going to have to watch it. The story takes a few twists and turns, despite being a comedy, it's dark compared to the first film. The introduction to bad guys was a great idea. It balances the story out nicely. Fifth Harmony's song "I'm in love with a monster" coincides with the storyline brilliantly. A highly entertaining film suitable for all ages. An absolute must have for Halloween.

5/5

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