Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
Troll – Film Review
Published December 6, 2022
Movie Details
It does eventually end up happening, but not for a long while. And by long, I truly mean it. Espen Aukan‘s script certainly spends a huge amount of time building up to the third act but in doing so, it forgets to make the rest of the movie entertaining or exciting, unfortunately.
There are some moments here and there when things get interesting and thrilling. For instance, I actually quite liked the second act, as it got to be remarkably intense and you could tell that the film was finally building up to showcasing the troll in all of his glory.
But the problem is that these moments of thrills are so few and far between that I cannot in good conscience call this a good movie or even a fun one. It becomes quite a bit of fun in the third act, thankfully, but by that point, I had already essentially checked myself out and didn’t care about the characters and their plight anymore.
The performances across the board are strong, and it’s an incredibly well shot movie by Jallo Faber. It’s a miraculous achievement in terms of technical aspects, but screenwriter Espen Aukan really needed to go back to the drawing board a couple of times with this one.
Roar Uthaug’s Troll spends way too much time focusing on uninteresting, bland dialogue rather than cutting to the chase by showcasing the titular creature in action.