Trolls Reviews

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Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
November 30, 2016
I was confident Nicholas Stoller's Storks would take the prize for most obnoxious family entertainment of the year, but Trolls -- another garish, computer-animated comedy -- instantly lowers the bar.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
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David Fear
Rolling Stone
November 4, 2016
One character farts glitter and another poops cupcakes. You could not ask for better in-movie metaphors.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
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Andrew Parker
Globe and Mail
November 4, 2016
Despite the tiresome story, it's a hard film to dislike.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4
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Adam Graham
Detroit News
November 4, 2016
"Trolls" isn't likely to advance mankind in any significant way, but it's a harmless adventure with a few toe-tapping musical numbers and a positive message of togetherness and teamwork.
Full Review | Original Score: B-
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Kyle Smith
New York Post
November 3, 2016
"Trolls" combines dreadful kindergarten humor (one troll poops cupcakes) with a feeble plot, much padded with high-fructose-corn-syrup versions of pop and R&B classics.
Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4
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Andy Webster
New York Times
November 3, 2016
Exuberant, busy and sometimes funny, DreamWorks Animation's "Trolls" is determined to amuse.
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Bill Stamets
Chicago Sun-Times
November 3, 2016
You simply will walk out -- or perhaps dance out -- of the theater feeling very happy yourself.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4
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Lindsey Bahr
Associated Press
November 3, 2016
Ultimately, the "get happy" moral of the story, while trite compared to something like Inside Out, is sufficiently sweet enough for its audience. Did you expect more from a piece of candy?
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Justin Chang
Los Angeles Times
November 3, 2016
As infernally sugary as this movie may sound on paper, and however mercenary its commercial intentions, it's hard to resist ...
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Linda Barnard
Toronto Star
November 3, 2016
Little ones may find the perpetually furious Chef a bit too threatening. But there's never a riotously candy-coloured scene or a spirited song far away ...
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4
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Tom Russo
Boston Globe
November 3, 2016
Energetic and vibrant, "Trolls" is hardly the throwback grown-ups might expect to the bad old days of cartoons conceived as toy ads rather than entertainment.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
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Sandie Angulo Chen
Washington Post
November 3, 2016
All that humor, color and happiness is an undeniable delight, making you tap your feet and, as Timberlake sings, feel as if you've got sunshine in your pocket.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
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Kerry Lengel
Arizona Republic
November 3, 2016
The characters are clichés and the plot is assembly-line predictable.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
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Leah Greenblatt
Entertainment Weekly
November 3, 2016
The movie's serotonin pumps like a fire hose. It's almost impossible not to surrender to the bliss.
Full Review | Original Score: B+
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Susan Wloszczyna
RogerEbert.com
November 3, 2016
A derivative madcap money machine that is all about ensuring that DreamWorks, which has had few hits other than sequels in recent years, has a fresh pipeline of steady revenue.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4
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Dawn Burkes
Dallas Morning News
November 2, 2016
The movie is light enough on its feet and moves briskly to the perfect length for parents with wiggly children in tow.
Full Review | Original Score: A
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Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle
November 2, 2016
Just when you're getting tempted to check your watch and Google "Trolls movie running time," Timberlake breaks into song, and everything is all right again.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
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Maricar Estrella
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
November 2, 2016
It's hard not to smile when watching Trolls, a sweet and humorous take on the pursuit of happiness.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5
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Vadim Rizov
Village Voice
November 1, 2016
A pretty standard piece of subpar DreamWorks product: loud and shiny, more than a tad frantic despite a generic set of characters, written and directed by in-house lifers.
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Katie Walsh
Tribune News Service
November 1, 2016
There's something about the neon-tinted, sugar-smacked highs of "Trolls" that can be bizarrely infectious. When it's weirder, it's better.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4
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