Hotel Transylvania 2
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: September 25, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
12
Negative:
8
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
CineVueJamie NeishOct 28, 2015
Hotel Transylvania 2, much like its predecessor, never aims too high, so the fact that it comes as such a pleasant surprise makes it all the more entertaining. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyOct 28, 2015
Unusually for any film top-billed by Adam Sandler these days, there are jokes to please young and old. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriSep 29, 2015
Hotel Transylvania 2 is minor, to be sure, but given the comedian’s recent work, it still counts as a pleasant surprise. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonSep 24, 2015
Genndy Tartakovsky is a talented director who knows how to telegraph what an animated character is thinking and doing and how to move a character in ways that suggest personality. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerSep 25, 2015
The problem is, Hotel Transylvania 2 focuses so intently on parental neuroses—Dracula needs Mavis to remain his little girl and needs his new grandson to conform to his vampire lineage—that the movie itself feels smothering (especially on the heels of the similarly themed original). Read full review
50
The New York TimesGlenn KennySep 24, 2015
Some jokes actually work (a GPS-voice gag induced unforced laughter), and the whole thing is amiable and colorful and surprisingly low on body-function gags. It may not kill you to take your kids. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTom RussoSep 24, 2015
For the haters out there, you could see where Sandler reprising his role as a cartoon Dracula in Hotel Transylvania 2 might just be the perfect metaphor: Yep, there he goes again, evilly sucking the lifeblood out of decent entertainment. Now come on, let’s grab the torches! Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzSep 24, 2015
There are some nice messages of inclusion, but they’re crowded out by a big dumb action scene at the end. Read full review
50
Washington PostSandie Angulo ChenSep 24, 2015
If you enjoy Sandler’s brand of obvious humor and don’t mind noticeable Sony product placements, this inoffensive sequel is, like its predecessor, just enough for a Halloween treat. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 24, 2015
It skews very young, and for that crowd, Hotel Transylvania 2 works well enough. If this is Sandler’s sentence for all the awful, lazy live-action fare he’s fed his fans over the years, he and we can say he got off easy. Read full review
40
The GuardianJordan HoffmanSep 26, 2015
By the end of this 89-minute film, I was absolutely on the edge of my seat. Not due to suspense, but due to my utter disdain for the infantile plotting. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsStephen WhittySep 25, 2015
Well, put a stake in it. It's done. Read full review
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