- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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2 out of 5
In this brash and frenetic CGI-animated ghoul-fest, Count Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) has kept his daughter (Selena Gomez) away from torch-bearing humans for a century by operating a castle resort for famous monsters only. But he can only watch in horror when she falls for a stray backpacker (Andy Samberg, from BBC3 comedy Cuckoo). TV-cartoon genius director Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars) fails to add anything of note to the hackneyed overprotective-dad story, which is etched in often overbearingly exaggerated style. Nor do the snippets of inconsequential songs help. All the genre references are obvious, the slapstick sight gags a pale Tex Avery imitation and, despite a few acceptable groaners - zombie Beethoven, scream-cheese hors d'oeuvres, shrunken head "do not disturb" tags, digs at Twilight - it's painfully unfunny. True, 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.
Plot Summary
Dracula opens a luxury resort for monsters, to provide a refuge from terrified humans. His cosy sanctuary is disrupted when a normal man unwittingly checks in, and the situation is complicated when the unwanted guest turns out to be the descendant of a famous vampire hunter - and takes a liking to the count's daughter. Animated comedy, with the voices of Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Dracula
- Adam Sandler
- Jonathan
- Andy Samberg
- Mavis Dracula
- Selena Gomez
- Frank / Frankenstein
- Kevin James
- Eunice
- Fran Drescher
- Wayne, the werewolf
- Steve Buscemi
- Wanda
- Molly Shannon
- Griffin, the invisible man
- David Spade
- Murray, the mummy
- CeeLo Green
- Quasimodo
- Jon Lovitz
Crew
- Director
- Genndy Tartakovsky
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