The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Hotel Transylvania 2
Animation · Comedy · Family · 2015
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.
Movie details
Hotel Transylvania 2
“They're back to raise a little terror.”
2015 Animation · Comedy · Family 1h 29m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Hotel Transylvania 2?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Genndy Tartakovsky
Written by
Robert Smigel · Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler
Dracula (voice)
Selena Gomez
Mavis Dracula (voice)
Andy Samberg
Johnny Loughran (voice)
Kevin James
Frankenstein (voice)
Steve Buscemi
Wayne (voice)
David Spade
Griffin (voice)
Keegan-Michael Key
Murray (voice)
Court is in session
Put Hotel Transylvania 2 on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.