Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Kodie Bird True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Alex Cavaco I've seen a lot of people recommend this title, and because of that, I've been wanting to see it for a long time. I was not familiar with pretty much any Norwegian folklore about trolls, nor I knew the locations depicted in this film. But that didn't seem to matter. It was fascinating learning about it while the movie rolled.It starts slow, as it ramps up to the first encounter but from then on it becomes really interesting. The whole style is well made and quite different from anything else. Even tho there are some misses and downtime, it all end ups working together.It does a great job of creating a documentary feel. It really was like learning about trolls as real beasts. The details about their lives like of any other animal are believable and well spread to give an escalated sense of knowledge as the film develops. Of course, this is folklore and it didn't make sense for them to exist, but in the scope of the movie, they are credible. You should note tho that I enjoy folklore and old tales, so even if I liked when there was talk about the trolls, for others it might be boring.A few plot points feel a bit skipped but it's all to focus on the trolls as that's really what the film is about. The characters are not really developed for the same reason. Except for the troll hunter where is life and view of his job are better examined, but not much still. All characters are there to unveiling information about the environment and/or the trolls themselves, directly or indirectly, while also giving credibility to the documentary style. Given that, they have their place and the acting is good.The trolls are well made with their half funky, half scary appearance. They do behave like wild beasts, being portraiture, as far as I know, very well.It isn't particularly scary, it has its moments. It also has some comedic value in places. Both of this points being mostly driven by the trolls appearances.In the end, it's a well-made movie, great for those who like monsters and/or old fantasy tales. If you know the folklore it's a must. If not like me, it doesn't matter as half the fun is in finding those pieces and developing it for yourself. If you don't enjoy non-English movies, even with subtitles, it would have to be a skip as I would recommend watching it with the original audio. For the others if you are looking for something different in this genre, give it a try, you might just fell in love with it.

view_and_review I saw this movie on the Netflix index with a fairly high rating so I read the synopsis. After reading it and seeing a trailer I wasn't moved. Eventually, driven by boredom, I watched it and I'm so glad I did."Trollhunter" is a found footage film (which is one of the reasons I was reluctant to watch) and it is great. The title tells you all you need to know. Some college students catch up with a trollhunter during one of his hunts and they discover the truth. As they tag along with him they find out that trolls come in all shapes and sizes.Part of the lure of this movie is that the troll topic is still somewhat untouched. There were some awful troll movies before this which may make some apprehensive about watching this movie. If you are one such wary viewer, don't be. This movie is significantly better than Troll or Troll 2. The details about the trolls was well thought out. The action was the correct dose and the special effects were very nicely done.If you've already seen vampires, werewolves, mummies, and zombies, why not give trolls a chance?

willcundallreview This movie is one of the strangest experiences of a movie I have seen in a while, not quite sure if it was trying to be funny at times or being serious. The film is all about a small film crew from a university who are trying to track a bear with some hunters. They then see a hunter who seems to be not registered to hunt bears and so they believe he is illegally trying to find it himself, but things are not as they seem. We then get introduced to the world of Trolls and what it consists of, the types of trolls, where they live and how they are dealt with. The plot becomes thrilling at times and by the end it leaves you guessing what will happen next, with its odd blend of humour to boot the movie is firmly a good one.The movie features a relatively unknown cast except maybe the comedian Otto Jespersen who to be fair will probably be only known to people in Norway. The cast being unknown works though because it gives the movie a more real feel to it and the footage actually looks like a bunch of amateurs filming it too. The characters are not the best people I felt if you like to connect with the people in a movie but nevertheless they can be funny and it is always good to see their reactions.Andre Øvredal directs and writes this and it is he who really takes this to a good level, he seems to direct in a way which is the basis for that humour I have mentioned and blends it well with all the things going on in this. He writes it pretty well too and yet again it feels humorous the script, there are times when the script can go a little over the top but it remains all well throughout. Toward the end I did feel the movie starts to actually eclipse it's documentary style and looks like an actual movie more, with this the success comes from it looking real so it's good that only the end looks a little too un- real.With the kind of budget this has you can't expect the trolls to look like they have come from a Hollywood blockbuster but what happens in this is pretty nicely done. The Trolls are usually seen either from far away or in the dark meaning even if the quality of the effects don't look 100% great, you still don't see the detail too much which could have ruined the believable look surrounding this. The movie also excels in creating the troll world, it has it's details all mapped out and never just goes straight for it, in fact some of the most interesting moments come from when the characters are simply sitting round discussing Trolls.Overall Troll Hunter is a fine movie and one I would definitely recommend you watch, it's mix of horror with comedy and of course Trolls makes this a unique watch and in regards to it's documentary style as well. The ending isn't one I personally liked so much but who cares the substance in-between is enough anyway to make it likable. Look out some of the jokes in this can seem like legit serious lines but really are satirical in nature, this film also employs things like the Christian thing, watch it and you'll see what I mean, it's a weirdly funny addition.

peefyn When this movie came out, I gave it a 9. That was years ago, and I thought that the whole event around the premiere might have clouded my judgment, so I just re-watched it. And I'm going to stick with my 9. It is not a movie for everybody. I have no idea if it's good for people who are not from Norway. But as a Norwegian, this movie captures the spirit of the country, all the way from the administrative level to the personal level. The visuals are great, both how it shows of the Norwegian nature, and how the trolls are Werenskiold's and Kittelsen's creatures come to life. The "scientific" explanations are also quite clever. Especially regarding the multiple heads of some trolls.I know that I might not be critical enough of this movie. The fart joke was cheap, and I'm sure some of the acting is worthy of critique. But for some reason it just resonates with me.