Hotel Transylvania (2012)

All Critics (136) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (61) | Rotten (77) | DVD (2)

No one does saccharine like Adam Sandler. The man can be sharp, angry and funny - but when he lays on the sweetness, it's like drowning in an avalanche of Tate & Lyle.

October 11, 2012 Full Review

Tom Huddleston

Time Out

Top Critic

The 3-D adds a vertiginous thrill to a chase on flying tables and a touch of claustrophobia to a maze of underground corridors.

September 30, 2012 Full Review | Comments (5)

Nell Minow

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

Not since Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein have the great Universal monsters been subjected to such dismal treatment.

September 29, 2012 Full Review | Comments (22)

James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Top Critic

Even the animation is ugly.

September 29, 2012 Full Review | Comments (53)

Stephen Whitty

Newark Star-Ledger

Top Critic

Hotel Transylvania may lack the emotional oomph of Pixar's best efforts, but it makes up for it with rapid-fire gags and an unflagging pace that makes this a rare all-ages treat.

September 28, 2012 Full Review

Alonso Duralde

The Wrap

Top Critic

A fast, funny and wildly inventive animated tale with enough laughs and heart to appeal to audiences of all ages.

September 28, 2012 Full Review | Comments (6)

Bruce Demara

Toronto Star

Top Critic

I was disappointed that this one didn't snag a best animated film Oscar nomination, because it was my second favorite movie in the category last year, after Wreck it Ralph.

January 26, 2013 Full Review

Phil Villarreal

OK! Magazine

A tyke-friendly adventure teaching a universal message of tolerance via the oft-repeated maxim that monsters are people, too!

January 25, 2013 Full Review

Kam Williams

Sly Fox

Kids will enjoy Hotel Transylvania, and it won't bore the socks off adults too.

January 20, 2013 Full Review

Sam Bathe

Fan The Fire

There's a good chance that children under 10 will find "Hotel Transylvania" entertaining, because it's as non-threatening as can be and the jokes are obvious. There's an equally good chance that everyone else will wander off . . .

January 19, 2013 Full Review

James Plath

Movie Metropolis

From the spooked start, the comic-rhythm dial's set to bulldozer. Whizzes through the superficially amusing conceit without actually taking much time to craft cunning comedy. Like a sugar-rushed Count Chocula-meets-Fawlty-Towers idea.

November 22, 2012 Full Review

Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

This is a perfectly O.K. animated film. The animation is really quite good. The characters are interesting, but the predictable story isn't very compelling. It is a slightly above average animated feature.

November 20, 2012 Full Review

Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

Director Genndy Tartakovsky has fashioned something even the most sensitive little flowers in your family can enjoy.

October 30, 2012 Full Review

Andy Lea

Daily Star

Hotel Transylvania might be useful as a primer to introduce young film fans to some classic screen creatures, but it falls way behind the standard set by wittier animations from the likes of Pixar and Aardman.

October 27, 2012 Full Review | Comment (1)

Lewis Corner

Digital Spy

The concept of monsters as the good guys and humans as the villains is nothing new in the realm of movies, but Tartakovsky keeps things moving along at a satisfying pace as the stellar voice cast have a field day with their iconic characters.

October 19, 2012 Full Review

Jason Buchanan

TV Guide's Movie Guide

... another empty-calorie animated feature ...

October 18, 2012 Full Review

Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

Checking into this hotel will give you a thrill and get you in the mood for Halloween.

October 17, 2012 Full Review

Roz Laws

Birmingham Post

It's not good enough to actually like, nor is it bad enough to get worked up about.

October 17, 2012 Full Review

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Primarily concerned with ensuring that young viewers aren't bored, it restlessly relies on juvenile humour, uninspiring musical numbers and wacky, Looney Tunes-type chases.

October 15, 2012 Full Review | Comment (1)

Stephen Carty

Flix Capacitor

With a script by that manages to dilute Adam Sandler's baser instincts with a real love for Universal monsters, Hotel Transylvania is no Grown Ups-style torture.

October 15, 2012 Full Review

James White

SFX Magazine

It's inventive, wittily drawn, macabre in a Charles Addams vein, and overlong. Children will find it as much fun as Halloween.

October 13, 2012 Full Review

Philip French

Observer [UK]

The characters and story, forged by six different directors and many more writers over a six-year-production stint, leave little room for Tartakovsky tricks and tics.

October 13, 2012 Full Review

Tara Brady

Irish Times

Eye-catching animation and non-stop jokes make this animated monster movie a lot more fun than we expect. It's packed with gross-out gags that will keep kids laughing, plus clever character-based humour for the grown-ups.

October 12, 2012 Full Review | Comment (1)

Rich Cline

Contactmusic.com

The ultimate message about ignorance being the scariest thing of all is a sincere one, but it gets lost in the nonstop, eager-to-please, uninspired zaniness.

October 12, 2012 Full Review

Alan Jones

Radio Times

There is not much originality here, particularly not a daughter wanting to escape an overprotective parent - Brave and Tangled did this much better - and the 3D hardly registers.

October 11, 2012 Full Review

Alex Zane

Sun Online

Sandler's second venture into animation is almost as unfunny as his horrendous Eight Crazy Nights, ten years ago.

October 11, 2012 Full Review

Christopher Tookey

Daily Mail [UK]

• 1. Dracula: I always thought the worst thing ever would be seeing you go, but the worst is seeing you unhappy.
  – Submitted by Kristina Irene V (42 days ago)
• 1. Mavis: Hi human!
  – Submitted by Danny F (56 days ago)
• 1. Jonathan: Are these monster gonna kill me?
  2. Dracula: Not as long as they think you're a monster.
  3. Jonathan: That's kinda of racist.
  – Submitted by Matthew R (3 months ago)
• 1. Dracula: Good morning Mavey Wavey!
  – Submitted by Matthew R (3 months ago)
• 1. Mavis: Johnny you have to try this Scream Cheese its awesome!
  2. Jonathan: Ah, I'm Scream Cheese and tolerant.
  – Submitted by Matthew R (3 months ago)
• 1. Suit of Armor: Sir! We have an urgent plumbing issue.
  – Submitted by Gavin K (4 months ago)

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