Hotel Transylvania is aimed straight at the youngest end of the film audience, and as such it has a surprisingly manic amount of energy which is maintained for long stretches, plenty of visual and verbal gags and a candy-coloured design that pops off the screen. There are some sequences that are pure (3D) padding - a 'moving tables' scene long outstays its welcome - but the core story about daughter-growing-up and a general theme of acceptance are reasonably developed. There is a very strong and lengthy roll-call of big names voicing the characters and clearly having fun, with even Adam Sandler making the central figure of Dracula - here an over-protective single parent - an engaging and well-realised presence. Whilst definitely a mid-range CG animation, Hotel Transylvania is a mildly enjoyable monster movie for the little ones.
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