The cruise, meant to end at the Hotel Transylvania swung around the second time in 2015. Three years later, the story of Dracula and his daughter running a hotel for monsters in Transylvania seems to have finally run out of all jokes. All said and done, as Dracula himself puts it, a cruise is nothing but a hotel on the water. And it’s about time this film checked out of one.antis, sets off from the Bermuda Triangle and halts in the middle of an undersea volcano and a deserted island. If you are imagining lots of adventure, hold your thought. Most of the action happens on the ship, where Dracula walks around in beach shirts and mini-mini-shorts, and his dad in briefs and a distended belly. When the film enters the water, it is a mish-mash of blinding colors. There is some chatter of inclusivity etc, of treating different people the same, but you are clearly meant to keep your eyes focused on Dracula at all times.

It should have been easy enough to manufacture funny escapades involving a band of merry monsters on a luxury cruise. Instead, Hotel Transylvania 3 feels tiresome, at least for the adults in the audience.

The slick production design, vibrant colors and familiar characters will likely keep the younger children content. Adults in the audience should expect very few laughs and a lot of déjà vu.