Hotel Transylvania

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

The film is good goofy fun, even as the plot uncorks a whole lotta nothing.

"Hotel Transylvania" may offer a perfectly fine Halloween-themed getaway for young kids, but there aren't many amenities for Mom and Dad.

While it's an energetic romp, there is more slapstick humor than wit at work here, and a good deal of borrowing from the far more clever Monsters, Inc.

It won't drive you crazy to watch it, but it isn't "The Lion King" either.

Feels like a string of jokes without a story.

[Tartakovsky's] wit and attention to detail enliven a collection of well-known ghosts and ghouls.

It's all strictly one-note stuff. But it's a funny note, and the film has a grand old time giving us the same type of gag over and over again.

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.

There's much to enjoy here in a disposable way, particularly jokes about monsters having ordinary problems with kids and spouses.

No need to put a stake in it, it's deadly dull already.

There's enough here to entertain - and gross out - the kiddie crowd, and parental units, too.

At its core, this movie is little more than Twilight told from the other side of the tracks, only with far more fart jokes.

There's enough silly slapstick here that it flies by harmlessly.

The movie loses its originality as it rolls toward its predictable conclusion, but it's still lovely to look at.

Every generation of trick-or-treaters deserves its monster mash.

There are a few laughs sprinkled throughout director Genndy Tartakovsky's film, but not nearly enough.

"Hotel Transylvania" never becomes the great monster mash that seemed in the offing.

A family movie that includes almost entirely lewd jokes for adults.

It's not a satisfying whole, but parts are sheer delight.