Trolls Reviews
December 27, 2016
Kendrick and Timberlake bring snappy comic timing, even when the dialogue could be wittier. Co-director Walt Dohrn steals the picture as a high-fiving cloud-bro.
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| Original Score: 3/5
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.
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| Original Score: 2/5
November 4, 2016
I didn't like it, not at all, and while I'm certain there are kids out there who will undoubtedly feel differently don't expect me to sing a different tune on the matter anytime soon.
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
November 4, 2016
One character farts glitter and another poops cupcakes. You could not ask for better in-movie metaphors.
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| Original Score: 2/4
November 4, 2016
It's reasonably entertaining, with some good musical numbers and at least one goofily endearing performance. But it's also just a little bit all over the place, with a story that often seems like a fairy-tale greatest hits album.
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| Original Score: 2/5
November 4, 2016
Despite the tiresome story, it's a hard film to dislike.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
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.
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| Original Score: B-
November 3, 2016
Trolls is aggressively cute, with adorable characters and colorful locations. But its use of romantic love as the solution to everything is frustratingly basic.
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| Original Score: 3/5
November 3, 2016
"Trolls" is pure delight, lots of jokes, great music, and a surprisingly wise take on the elusive quest for happiness.
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| Original Score: B+
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.
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
November 3, 2016
Exuberant, busy and sometimes funny, DreamWorks Animation's "Trolls" is determined to amuse.
November 3, 2016
You simply will walk out -- or perhaps dance out -- of the theater feeling very happy yourself.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
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?
November 3, 2016
There's nary a hint of the original Troll dolls' disconcerting unearthliness in this utterly tame although vibrantly animated feature from DreamWorks Animation.
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| Original Score: 1.5/5
November 3, 2016
As infernally sugary as this movie may sound on paper, and however mercenary its commercial intentions, it's hard to resist ...
November 3, 2016
Sprightly vibes are gorgeously visualized in trippy, textured, MDMA-fuelled designs with more bright colours than a bag of Skittles. It's a kid-friendly narrative about popping ecstasy.
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| Original Score: 3/5
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 ...
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
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.
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| Original Score: 3/4
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.
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| Original Score: 3/4
November 3, 2016
The characters are clichés and the plot is assembly-line predictable.
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| Original Score: 2/5